Biology:Mexican barracuda
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Short description: Species of fish
| Mexican barracuda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Istiophoriformes |
| Family: | Sphyraenidae |
| Genus: | Sphyraena |
| Species: | S. ensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphyraena ensis Jordan and Gilbert, 1882
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Sphyraena ensis, commonly known as the Mexican barracuda or simply barracuda, is a species of barracuda that inhabits the continental shelf of the Eastern Pacific from southern California to northern Chile.[1] They have a long cylindrical body and are silvery in color, with a protruding lower jaw containing many sharp teeth of unequal size.[2] Often found in schools, they can be found from coastal habitats such as estuaries and mangroves out into deeper water. Due to their abundance they are an important food fish for the region.[1][3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robertson, R.; Collette, B.; Molina, H.; Guzman-Mora, A.G. (2010). "Sphyraena ensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178106A7488815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T178106A7488815.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178106/7488815. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ↑ "Shorefishes - The Fishes - Species". https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/sftep/en/thefishes/species/2170.
- ↑ "Sphyraena ensis, Mexican barracuda : fisheries, gamefish". https://www.fishbase.de/summary/sphyraena-ensis.
- ↑ "Shorefishes - The Fishes - Species". https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/sftep/en/thefishes/species/2170.
Wikidata ☰ Q2232216 entry
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