Pacific barracuda

The Pacific barracuda lives in the pelagic-neritic, oceanodromous, marine, depth range 0 - 18 m environment.

Pacific barracudas have well-deserved reputations for being a voracious hunters. Fish, such as groupers, grunts, snapper, bream and even young barracudas are among its prey. More

Our local species, the Pacific barracuda, is considered occasional in southern California waters and is normally found along the Baja coast and into the Gulf of California. They have long mouths full of teeth and the lower jaw juts slightly forward of the upper jaw. More

Pacific Barracuda Photos and Species Information for Fish Caught in Mexico See current, on-the-spot sportfishing reports and photographs of fish caught at Mexico's top vacation spots in this week's edition of "Mexico Fishing News" and see hundreds of other fish pictures and More

IGFA Adds Pacific Barracuda, Bluefin Tuna to WR List Summary: In it's March/April issue of International Angler, the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) announced that they have added the Pacific Barracuda and the Pacific Bluefin Tuna to their list of More

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the Pacific barracuda (also called California barracuda), which usually ranges from 4 to 8 pounds. It's a firm- textured fish with a moderate fat content and is best grilled or broiled. Barracuda can be substituted for wahoo or mahi mahi. More

Use Pacific barracuda in a SentenceSee web results for Pacific barracudaSee images of Pacific barracuda–noun a small, slender barracuda, Sphyraena argentea, of coastal seas from Alaska to Lower California, valued as a food fish. Also called California barracuda, scooter. Dictionary. More

The main diet of the Pacific barracuda consist of sardines but they are also known to eat anchovies, squid and the juveniles of grunion or mackerels. More

Pacific barracuda lays her eggs at intervals, and the eggs float freely in the water. Measuring up to 4.9 ft (1.5 m) long, Pacific barracuda eat sardines. They are caught throughout the year off the Mexican coast and in the summertime off the California coast. More

The pacific barracuda ranges from the tip of Baja California to Alaska though rare above Point Conception California. A surface feeder the barracuda is rarely caught deeper than 100 feet. The main diet is anchovies and other small fishes. More

Barracuda), The Pacific Barracuda, Human Fear Of Barracudas = A barracuda is a long, cylindrical, silvery fish. It has two widely separated dorsal fins, in roughly the same location as the two fins on its belly, and a forked tail. More

The pacific barracuda is excellent eating and sold commercially. The great barracuda is poisonous and inedible. Barracuda move into southern waters during early spring for spawning although some years they have been caught in the winter especially during the El Nino years. More

The Pacific barracuda, found off the coast of California, is smaller but similar in appearance. It is both a game fish and a food fish. More

Pacific Barracuda: facts, pictures, habitat, and other information Read More Barracuda GreenReef "In the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, exist eighteen species of barracuda". These are thought to be fierce predators. More

Common: Lucas' barracuda, Pacific barracuda (misnomer), Mexican barracuda (misnomer), Barracuda agujona, Pic... Syn.: none Range: Eastern Central Pacific Tax.: Sphyraenidae (Barracudas) > Perciformes Note: F. More

Common names

Barracuda in English
Barracuda in sp
Barracuda plateada in Spanish (español)
Barrakuda srebrzysta in Polish (polski)
Bécune argentée in French (français)
California barracuda in English
Kalifornischer Barrakuda in German (Deutsch)
Pacific barracuda in English
Pacifisk Barracuda in Danish (dansk)
Pazifischer Barrakuda in German (Deutsch)
Picuda in sp
Picuda plateada in Spanish (español)
Stillehavsbarracud in Danish (dansk)
銀魣 in Mandarin Chinese
銀魣 in Unknown
银魣 in Mandarin Chinese
银魣 in Unknown

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Sphyraenidae
Genus : Sphyraena
Species : Sphyraena argentea
Authority : Girard, 1854