Wednesday 23 January 2013

Barracuda

Barracuda
 Great barracudas, Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards in Catesby, 1771), are curious, fearsome-looking, usually solitary predators common to reefs and shallows of Florida and the Caribbean. They are distinguished by a torpedo-shaped body, large eyes and mouth, formidable teeth, a double emarginate (notched) tail fin with pale tips on each lobe, and (usually) the presence of a few scattered black blotches on the lower sides. The top of the large head between the eyes is flat or concave. Maximum length 2  m; maximum weight: 50  kg. Environment: pelagic; brackish; marine; depth range 0-100  m. Climate: subtropical; 30°N-30°S.The nature, timing and location of spawning of Pacific barracudas has not yet been documented. Barracudas do not care for their young. They mature around 2 years of age. Distinctions between males and females have not yet been documented either. No one knows the life span of Pacific barracuda with certainty, but it is estimated at 14 years of age.
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