Scientific Name	Sphyraena forsteri   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Cuvier, 1829	Depth	0 - 300M
Chinese	大眼金梭魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金梭魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F472　Sphyraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	大眼魣
Max Length	75 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	West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Coral、Estuary、 Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	New Guinea
Synonyms	Callosphyraena toxeuma, Sphyraena forsteni, Sphyraena toxeuma
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1829 Klausewitz, W. etc. 1967 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056169. FRIP03128. FRIP21127. FRIP21406. NMMBP04409. NMMBP04981. NMMBP08606. NTUM06490. NTUM06491. NTUM06782. SU7318.
Common Name	Blackspot barracuda; Bigeye barracuda; Forster's sea-pike
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 either not reaching anterior margin of eye, or to just below anterior margin. First gill arch with many platelets, each bearing distinct small spines. 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 8 soft rays; anal fin with II spines and 9 soft rays; origin of pelvic fins before first dorsal-fin origin; tip of pectoral fins not reaching to first dorsal fin; caudal fin forked in all stages. Lateral-line scales 112 to 133. Body without bars and stripes; a dusky blotch present behind axil of pectoral fins; caudal fin darkish.
habitats	Nocturnally active, but occurring in large schools above lagoon patch reefs and along outer reef slopes during the day. Feeds mainly on fishes, but also on penaeid shrimps and squids.
Distribution	Widespread in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to the Marquesas Islands; north to southern Japan. It is a common species in Taiwan.
Utility	Sold fresh, frozen or dried salted.