Biology:Sharpfin barracuda
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Short description: Species of fish
| Sharpfin 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. acutipinnis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphyraena acutipinnis Day, 1876
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The sharpfin barracuda (Sphyraena acutipinnis) is a schooling species of barracuda that inhabits lagoons, bays and seaward reefs. It is nocturnally active. It grows to 80 cm (31 in) total length, although it is commonly somewhat smaller. The species is found across the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Sphyraena acutipinnis" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5098061 entry
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