Yellowtail barracuda

Body has two brown or brownish yellow longitudinal stripes which may disappear in old specimens; caudal fin yellowish.

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The Yellowtail barracuda lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 2 - 25 m environment.

The yellowtail barracuda, Sphyraena flavicauda, a barracuda of the family Sphyraenidae, is found in Indo-West Pacific oceans. Its length is up to 60 cm. Body has two brown or brownish yellow longitudinal stripes which may disappear in old specimens; caudal fin yellowish. More

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Yellowtail barracuda (Sphyraena flavicauda) in Hurghada, Red Sea Copyright: This image is available for use with credit to the photographer for non-commercial use. If you are interested in commercial use, please contact photobank@coral.org. More

School of Yellowtail Barracuda at Koh Tao Island, Thailand = School of Yellowtail Barracuda at Koh Tao Island, Thailand by takau99. taken while scuba diving at Red Rock of Koh Tao Island, Thailand. More

Common names

Agam in Arabic (‫العربية)
Alu-alu in Javanese (basa Jawa)
Alu-alu in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Aqam in Arabic (‫العربية)
Balyos in Tagalog
Barracuda de rabo amarelo in Portuguese (Português)
Bigeye barracuda in Unknown
Cá Nh?ng thu?ng in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Nhồng thường in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Geelstert-barrakuda in Afrikaans
Ghily in Arabic (‫العربية)
Goemon in French (français)
Gulhalet barracuda in Danish (dansk)
Jid in Arabic (‫العربية)
Kadd in Arabic (‫العربية)
Kucul in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Langsar in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Mzia in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Ngganggasu in Gela
Obtuse barracuda in Unknown
Sapatu in Samoan (gagana fa'a Samoa)
Sasa in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
Short-jawed sea-pike in English
shortjawed barracuda in English
Sphyraena flavicauda in Catalan (Català)
Sphyraena flavicauda in French (français)
Sunggaw in Tagbanwa Calamian
Taiwan-kamasu in Japanese (日本語)
Tazar rouge in French (français)
Toutou in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
Yellow-tail barracuda in English
Yellowstripe barracuda in English
Yellowtail barracuda in English
Zub-saalim in Somali (Soomaaliga)
少鱗魣 in Mandarin Chinese
少鳞魣 in Mandarin Chinese
尖梭 in Mandarin Chinese
巴拉库答 in Mandarin Chinese
巴拉庫答 in Mandarin Chinese
竹梭 in Mandarin Chinese
針梭 in Mandarin Chinese
针梭 in Mandarin Chinese
黃尾金梭魚 in Mandarin Chinese
黃尾魣 in Mandarin Chinese
黄尾金梭鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
黄尾魣 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Sphyraenidae
Genus : Sphyraena
Species : Sphyraena flavicauda
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