Scientific Name	Sphyraena flavicauda   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Rüppell, 1838	Depth	3 - 50M
Chinese	黃尾金梭魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金梭魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F472　Sphyraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黃尾魣
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	針梭、竹梭、巴拉庫答、梭仔(澎湖)、粗鱗梭仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.
Habitats	Ocean、Coral、Estuary、Coastal、 Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Red Sea
Synonyms	Sphyraena chrysotaenia, Sphyraena forsteri, Sphyraena langsar, Sphyraena obtusata, Sphyraenella flavicauda
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Bilecenoglu, M., E. Taskavak etc. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0054651. ASIZP0056168. ASIZP0057080. ASIZP0058740. ASIZP0062890. ASIZP0065067. ASIZP0067235. ASIZP0067236. ASIZP0067239. ASIZP0067240. ASIZP0069757. ASIZP0074876. ASIZP0700324. ASIZP0802158. ASIZP0802159. ASIZP0802160. ASIZP0802161. ASIZP0803226. ASIZP0912158. ASIZP0912159. ASIZP0912160. ASIZP0912161. ASIZP0913226. FRIP01057. FRIP01058. FRIP01059. FRIP01317. FRIP20428. FRIP21431. FRIP21495. NMMBP02169. NMMBP04573. NMMBP06566. NMMSTP01563. NMNSF01602. NTOU-AE6281. NTUM00574. ...List all 42 records...
Barcode	2008-08-05,張榮樺,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Short-jawed sea-pike; Yellowstripe barracuda; Yellowtail 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 2 prominent gill rakers. 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 9 soft rays; origin of pelvic fins well before first dorsal-fin origin; tip of pectoral fins not reaching to first dorsal fin; caudal fin forked in all stages. Lateral-line scales 84 to 91. Body with 2 brown or brownish yellow longitudinal stripes when fresh, sometimes absent in non fresh specimens; caudal fin yellowish.
habitats	Inhabiting coral reefs or bays. Usually seen during the day in large schools.
Distribution	Widespread in the Tropical and subtropical Indo-West Pacific from South Africa to Micronesia; north to southern Japan. It is a common species in Taiwan.
Utility	Marketed fresh.