Deep-Sea taxon details
Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)
345843 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:345843)
accepted
Species
Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792) · unaccepted
Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Catesby, M. (1771). The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands; containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents ... with their descriptions in English and French, etc. 3rd. ed. 2 vols. London. [A rejected work on the Official Index, ICZN Opinions 89 and 259 (but not appendix by Edwards). [Also 1st ed., 1743; 2nd ed., 1754.]].
page(s): 1 [details]
page(s): 1 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=345843 on 2025-11-19
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=345843 on 2025-11-19
original description
(of Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 110, Pl. 29 (upper fig.) [details]
original description (of ) Catesby, M. (1771). The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands; containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents ... with their descriptions in English and French, etc. 3rd. ed. 2 vols. London. [A rejected work on the Official Index, ICZN Opinions 89 and 259 (but not appendix by Edwards). [Also 1st ed., 1743; 2nd ed., 1754.]].
page(s): 1 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 110, Pl. 29 (upper fig.) [details]
original description (of ) Catesby, M. (1771). The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands; containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents ... with their descriptions in English and French, etc. 3rd. ed. 2 vols. London. [A rejected work on the Official Index, ICZN Opinions 89 and 259 (but not appendix by Edwards). [Also 1st ed., 1743; 2nd ed., 1754.]].
page(s): 1 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
To Barcode of Life (144 barcodes) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Barcode of Life (144 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Great barracuda) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena barracuda) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena barracuda)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena barracuda USNM 442241 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena barracuda USNM 442248 photograph lateral view)
To Barcode of Life (144 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Great barracuda) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena barracuda) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena barracuda)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena barracuda USNM 442241 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena barracuda USNM 442248 photograph lateral view)
