WoRMS taxon details
Sphyraena Artedi, 1793
126084 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126084)
accepted
Genus
Agrioposphyraena Fowler, 1903 · unaccepted (synonym)
Australuzza Whitley, 1947 · unaccepted
Callosphyraena Smith, 1956 · unaccepted (synonym)
Indosphyraena Smith, 1956 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sphyraema · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sphyraenella Smith, 1956 · unaccepted
Syphyraena · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena acutipinnis Day, 1876
- Species Sphyraena afra Peters, 1844
- Species Sphyraena arabiansis Abdussamad & Retheesh, 2015
- Species Sphyraena argentea Girard, 1854
- Species Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)
- Species Sphyraena borealis DeKay, 1842
- Species Sphyraena chrysotaenia Klunzinger, 1884
- Species Sphyraena ensis Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Species Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838
- Species Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829
- Species Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier, 1829
- Species Sphyraena helleri Jenkins, 1901
- Species Sphyraena iburiensis Doiuchi & Nakabo, 2005
- Species Sphyraena idiastes Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
- Species Sphyraena intermedia Pastore, 2009
- Species Sphyraena japonica Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Sphyraena jello Cuvier, 1829
- Species Sphyraena lucasana Gill, 1863
- Species Sphyraena novaehollandiae Günther, 1860
- Species Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829
- Species Sphyraena picudilla Poey, 1860
- Species Sphyraena pinguis Günther, 1874
- Species Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905
- Species Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870
- Species Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sphyraena stellata Morishita & Motomura, 2020
- Species Sphyraena tome Fowler, 1903
- Species Sphyraena viridensis Cuvier, 1829
- Species Sphyraena waitii Ogilby, 1908
- Species Sphyraena schlegeli Steindachner, 1896 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Sphyraena acus Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Tylosurus acus (Lacepède, 1803)
- Species Sphyraena affinis Rüppell, 1838 accepted as Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Sphyraena africana Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909 accepted as Sphyraena acutipinnis Day, 1876
- Species Sphyraena agam Rüppell, 1838 accepted as Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)
- Species Sphyraena baracuda (Walbaum, 1792) accepted as Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792) accepted as Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, of a homonym)
- Species Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792) accepted as Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Species Sphyraena becuna Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)
- Species Sphyraena bleekeri Williams, 1959 accepted as Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905
- Species Sphyraena bocagei Osório, 1891 accepted as Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sphyraena brachygnathos Bleeker, 1855 accepted as Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829
- Species Sphyraena brachygnathus Bleeker, 1855 accepted as Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829
- Species Sphyraena chinensis Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829
- Species Sphyraena commersoni Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Sphyraena commersonii Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)
- Species Sphyraena dubia Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier, 1829
- Species Sphyraena dussumieri Valenciennes, 1831 accepted as Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)
- Species Sphyraena forsteni Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena genie Klunzinger, 1870 accepted as Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena guachanche Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier, 1829 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena guaguancho Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier, 1829 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena guentheri Haly, 1875 accepted as Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier, 1829
- Species Sphyraena hupferi Fischer, 1885 accepted as Sphyraena afra Peters, 1844
- Species Sphyraena japonica Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sphyraena japonica Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Sphyraena jelio Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sphyraena jello Cuvier, 1829 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena langsar Bleeker, 1855 accepted as Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838
- Species Sphyraena natalensis von Bonde, 1923 accepted as Sphyraena acutipinnis Day, 1876
- Species Sphyraena nigripinnis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 accepted as Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870
- Species Sphyraena novaehollandia Günther, 1860 accepted as Sphyraena novaehollandiae Günther, 1860 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena novaehollandie Günther, 1860 accepted as Sphyraena novaehollandiae Günther, 1860 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena obtusa Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena permisca Smith, 1956 accepted as Sphyraena jello Cuvier, 1829
- Species Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)
- Species Sphyraena piscatorum Cadenat, 1964 accepted as Sphyraena afra Peters, 1844
- Species Sphyraena putnamiae Jordan & Seale, 1905 accepted as Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena putnamie Jordan & Seale, 1905 accepted as Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena raghava Chaudhuri, 1917 accepted as Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905
- Species Sphyraena spet Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sphyraena tessera Smith, 1956 accepted as Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870
- Species Sphyraena toxeuma Fowler, 1904 accepted as Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829
- Species Sphyraena tudes (Valenciennes, 1822) accepted as Sphyrna tudes (Valenciennes, 1822) (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena uoraebolandiae Günther, 1860 accepted as Sphyraena novaehollandiae Günther, 1860 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena viridiscens Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sphyraena viridensis Cuvier, 1829 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena vulgaris Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sphyraena waitei Ogilby, 1908 accepted as Sphyraena waitii Ogilby, 1908 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena waiteii Ogilby, 1908 accepted as Sphyraena waitii Ogilby, 1908 (misspelling)
- Species Sphyraena waittei Ogilby, 1908 accepted as Sphyraena waitii Ogilby, 1908 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Sphyraena Artedi, 1793. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126084 on 2026-08-12
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Nomenclature
basis of record
van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source 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]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source 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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カマス属 | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena FIN034411 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena USNM 379235 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena FIN034411 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena USNM 379235 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
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