Scientific Name	Sphyraena barracuda   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Edwards, 1771)	Depth	0 - 100M
Chinese	巴拉金梭魚	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	金梭魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F472　Sphyraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	大魣
Max Length	200 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	針梭、竹梭、巴拉庫答、爛投梭(澎湖)、爛糟梭(澎湖)、粗鱗竹梭(澎湖)
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Ocean、Coral、Estuary、Coastal、 Lagoon	Holotype Locality	West Indies
Synonyms	Agrioposphyraena barracuda, Esox barracuda, Esox barracuda, Sphyraena baracuda, Sphyraena barracuda, Sphyraena becuna, Sphyraena commersonii, Sphyraena dussumieri, Sphyraena picuda, Sphyraena sphyraena picuda, Syphyraena barracuda
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Victor G. Springer etc. 1961 DONALD P. DESYLVA 1963 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054424. ASIZP0056165. ASIZP0057621. ASIZP0059379. ASIZP0068780. ASIZP0070361. ASIZP0070383. ASIZP0072975. ASIZP0700355.
Common Name	Short barracuda; Barra; Commerson's sea pike; Barracuda; Great barracuda; Great barra cuda
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 or a little beyond anterior margin of eye. No gill rakers on first gill arch. 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 7 or 8 soft rays; origin of pelvic fins before first dorsal-fin origin; caudal fin with a pair of large lobes at posterior margin, except in young less than 50 cm total length which have a forked caudal fin.. Lateral-line scales 75 to 87. Many oblique dark bars on upper half of body, these not across lateral line; caudal fin black with white tips; some black blotches sometimes present on underside of posterior body. Juveniles with a series of large dark blotches irregularly arranged on sides of body.
habitats	Found predominantly at or near the surface. Juveniles occur among mangroves, estuaries and shallow sheltered inner reef areas; adults occur in a wide range of habitats from murky inner harbors to open seas. Diurnal and solitary, but can also be found in s
Distribution	Widespread in all tropical seas of the world except the eastern Pacific Ocean; north to southern Japan. It is a very common species in Taiwan, especially in southern part.
Utility	Sold fresh. Utilized also dried or salted.