Scientific Name	Sphyraena acutipinnis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Day, 1876	Depth	20 - 50M
Chinese	尖鰭金梭魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金梭魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F472　Sphyraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	尖鰭魣
Max Length	80 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	針梭、竹梭、巴拉庫答
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Ocean、Coral、Estuary、Coastal、 Lagoon	Holotype Locality	India
Synonyms	Indosphyraena africana, Sphyraena africana, Sphyraena helleri, Sphyraena japonica, Sphyraena natalensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  馬敏欽 1989 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056167. NMMSTP01693. NTUM06781.
Common Name	Pointed finned sea pike; Sharpfin barracuda; Sharp-fin barracuda; Pointedfin barracuda; Cheekflap barracuda; Japanese barracuda
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, subcylindrical or slightly compressed. Head long, pointed, scaly on sides and posteriorly on top. Mouth nearly horizontal, large. Jaws elongate, the lower one considerably projecting; large, sharp, flattened or conical teeth of unequal size on jaws and palatines; usually 1 or 2 strong, sharp canines near tip of lower jaw. Maxilla reaching to below anterior nostril. First gill arch with 1 prominent gill raker. Two short dorsal fins, widely separated; the first with V strong spines inserted about opposite to or behind pelvic fins; the second with I spine and 9 soft rays; anal fin with II spines and 8 soft rays; origin of pelvic fins just below first dorsal-fin origin; caudal fin forked. Lateral-line scales 129 to 138. Body with a narrow dark stripe on the lower flank; a dark marking present on body near pelvic-fin base; caudal fin darkish.
habitats	Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs. Also found in bays. Schooling species. Nocturnally active.
Distribution	Widespread in the Tropical and subtropical Indo-West Pacific from East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan. It is a common species in Taiwan.
Utility	Marketed fresh.