Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Great Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Great Barracuda
Category: Barracudas
Scientific Name: Sphyraena barracuda
Size: 1 to 6 ft. (30 cm to 1.8 m)  
Depth: 0-60 ft. (0-18 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Carangaria (Order)
      └Sphyraenidae (Family)
       └Sphyraena (Genus)
        └S. barracuda (Species)

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Great Barracuda

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