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Sphyraena Artedi, 1793

126084 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126084)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Carangaria incertae sedis (Order)
  11. Sphyraenidae (Family)
  12. Sphyraena (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Sphyraenidae Rafinesque, 1815
Agrioposphyraena Fowler, 1903 · unaccepted (synonym)
Callosphyraena Smith, 1956 · unaccepted (synonym)
Indosphyraena Smith, 1956 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Sphyraena acutipinnis Day, 1876
  2. Species Sphyraena africana Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909
  3. Species Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)
  4. Species Sphyraena ensis Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
  5. Species Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838
  6. Species Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829
  7. Species Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier, 1829
  8. Species Sphyraena helleri Jenkins, 1901
  9. Species Sphyraena jello Cuvier, 1829
  10. Species Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829
  11. Species Sphyraena picudilla Poey, 1860
  12. Species Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905
  13. Species Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870
  14. Species Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758)
  15. Species Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792) accepted as Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  16. Species Sphyraena bleekeri Williams, 1959 accepted as Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905
  17. Species Sphyraena chrysotaenia Klunzinger, 1884 accepted as Sphyraenella chrysotaenia (Klunzinger, 1884) accepted as Sphyraena pinguis Günther, 1874 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  18. Species Sphyraena genie Klunzinger, 1870 accepted as Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870 (misspelling)
  19. Species Sphyraena japonica Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Inegocia japonica (Cuvier, 1829) (unaccepted > nomen oblitum)
  20. Species Sphyraena natalensis von Bonde, 1923 accepted as Sphyraena acutipinnis Day, 1876
  21. Species Sphyraena permisca Smith, 1956 accepted as Sphyraena jello Cuvier, 1829
  22. Species Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)
  23. Species Sphyraena putnamiae Jordan & Seale, 1905 accepted as Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905 (misspelling)
  24. Species Sphyraena tessera Smith, 1956 accepted as Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870
  25. Species Sphyraena zygaena Cuv. accepted as Sphyraena jello Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, Data entry error for jello)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sphyraena Artedi, 1793. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126084 on 2026-10-02
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Sphyraena Artedi, 1793. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126084 on 2026-10-02
Date
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by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2013-03-05 08:18:02Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details] 

additional source Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details] 
 
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