Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Bigeye Barracuda
Sphyraena forsteri
Bigeye Barracuda
Category: Barracudas
Scientific Name: Sphyraena forsteri
Size: Up to 2.25 ft. (65 cm)  
Depth: 10-900 ft. (3-274 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Carangaria (Order)
      └Sphyraenidae (Family)
       └Sphyraena (Genus)
        └S. forsteri (Species)

Silvery fishes
Barracudas

Bigeye Barracuda

Blackfin Barracuda

Great Barracuda



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