WoRMS taxon details
Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870
212049 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212049)
accepted
Species
Sphyraena genie Klunzinger, 1870 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sphyraena nigripinnis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 · unaccepted
Sphyraena tessera Smith, 1956 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Klunzinger, C. B. (1870). Synopsis der Fische des Rothen Meeres. I. Theil. Percoiden-Mugiloiden. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> v. 20: 669-834. [details]
Description Inhabits clear waters near coral reefs (Ref. 9768). Usually seen in large semistationary schools during the day (Ref. 9768).
Description Inhabits clear waters near coral reefs (Ref. 9768). Usually seen in large semistationary schools during the day (Ref. 9768). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212049 on 2025-08-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Klunzinger, C. B. (1870). Synopsis der Fische des Rothen Meeres. I. Theil. Percoiden-Mugiloiden. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> v. 20: 669-834. [details]
original description (of Sphyraena tessera Smith, 1956) Smith, J. L. B. (1956). The fishes of the family Sphyraenidae in the western Indian Ocean. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> No. 3: 37-46, Pls. 1-2. [details]
original description (of Sphyraena nigripinnis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) Temminck, C. J.; Schlegel H. (1843). Pisces. <em>In: Siebold, P. F. de (ed.): Fauna Japonica, sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam ... suscepto annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et soc.).</em> Parts 2-4: 21-72. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
original description (of Sphyraena tessera Smith, 1956) Smith, J. L. B. (1956). The fishes of the family Sphyraenidae in the western Indian Ocean. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> No. 3: 37-46, Pls. 1-2. [details]
original description (of Sphyraena nigripinnis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) Temminck, C. J.; Schlegel H. (1843). Pisces. <em>In: Siebold, P. F. de (ed.): Fauna Japonica, sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam ... suscepto annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et soc.).</em> Parts 2-4: 21-72. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits clear waters near coral reefs (Ref. 9768). Usually seen in large semistationary schools during the day (Ref. 9768). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | blackfin barracuda | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena tessera Smith, 1956)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena genie Klunzinger, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena nigripinnis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blackfin Barracuda)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blackfin Barracuda)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blackfin Barracuda)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena qenie)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena genie Klunzinger, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena tessera Smith, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena nigripinnis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
To FishBase images (Sphyraena qenie, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena qenie USNM 438454 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena qenie USNM 438454 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena tessera Smith, 1956)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena genie Klunzinger, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena nigripinnis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blackfin Barracuda)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blackfin Barracuda)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blackfin Barracuda)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena qenie)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena genie Klunzinger, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena tessera Smith, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena nigripinnis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
To FishBase images (Sphyraena qenie, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena qenie USNM 438454 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena qenie USNM 438454 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
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