WoRMS taxon details
Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)
345843 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:345843)
accepted
Species
Agrioposphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792) · unaccepted
Esox barracuda Edwards, 1771 · unaccepted
Esox barracuda Walbaum, 1792 · unaccepted
Sphyraena affinis Rüppell, 1838 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sphyraena agam Rüppell, 1838 · unaccepted
Sphyraena baracuda (Walbaum, 1792) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792) · unaccepted
Sphyraena becuna Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted
Sphyraena commersoni Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Sphyraena commersonii Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Sphyraena dussumieri Valenciennes, 1831 · unaccepted
Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Sphyraena sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Syphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Esox barracuda Edwards, 1771) Catesby, M. (1771). The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands; containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents ... with their descriptions in English and French, etc. 3rd. ed. 2 vols. London. [A rejected work on the Official Index, ICZN Opinions 89 and 259 (but not appendix by Edwards). [Also 1st ed., 1743; 2nd ed., 1754.]].
page(s): 1 [details]
page(s): 1 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=345843 on 2025-05-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 110, Pl. 29 (upper fig.) [details]
original description (of Sphyraena becuna Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629
page(s): 325, 327, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) [details]
original description (of Sphyraena commersonii Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 352 [details]
original description (of Sphyraena dussumieri Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Esox barracuda Edwards, 1771) Catesby, M. (1771). The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands; containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents ... with their descriptions in English and French, etc. 3rd. ed. 2 vols. London. [A rejected work on the Official Index, ICZN Opinions 89 and 259 (but not appendix by Edwards). [Also 1st ed., 1743; 2nd ed., 1754.]].
page(s): 1 [details]
original description (of Esox barracuda Walbaum, 1792) Catesby, M; Edwards, G. (1771). A catalogue of the animals and plants represented in Catesby's Natural History of Carolina. With the Linnean names. In: Edwards's (1771) edition of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas Islands by Mark Catesby. Volume I: 100 pp., 100 pis; Volume II: 100 pp., 100 pis; appendix: 20 pp., 20 pis., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52786043 [details]
original description (of Sphyraena agam Rüppell, 1838) Rüppell, W.P.E.S. (1835-38). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt-am-Main. 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [Part 4 (1838): 81-148, Pls. 22-33.] [details]
original description (of Sphyraena affinis Rüppell, 1838) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 110, Pl. 29 (upper fig.) [details]
original description (of Sphyraena becuna Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629
page(s): 325, 327, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) [details]
original description (of Sphyraena commersonii Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 352 [details]
original description (of Sphyraena dussumieri Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Esox barracuda Edwards, 1771) Catesby, M. (1771). The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands; containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents ... with their descriptions in English and French, etc. 3rd. ed. 2 vols. London. [A rejected work on the Official Index, ICZN Opinions 89 and 259 (but not appendix by Edwards). [Also 1st ed., 1743; 2nd ed., 1754.]].
page(s): 1 [details]
original description (of Esox barracuda Walbaum, 1792) Catesby, M; Edwards, G. (1771). A catalogue of the animals and plants represented in Catesby's Natural History of Carolina. With the Linnean names. In: Edwards's (1771) edition of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas Islands by Mark Catesby. Volume I: 100 pp., 100 pis; Volume II: 100 pp., 100 pis; appendix: 20 pp., 20 pis., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52786043 [details]
original description (of Sphyraena agam Rüppell, 1838) Rüppell, W.P.E.S. (1835-38). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt-am-Main. 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [Part 4 (1838): 81-148, Pls. 22-33.] [details]
original description (of Sphyraena affinis Rüppell, 1838) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
To Barcode of Life (144 barcodes) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Barcode of Life (144 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena becuna Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena commersonii Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena dussumieri Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Esox barracuda Edwards, 1771)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Esox barracuda Walbaum, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena baracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sphyraena baracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Esox barracuda Walbaum, 1792)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Great barracuda) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena barracuda) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena barracuda)
To FishBase (from synonym Syphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena baracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Agrioposphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena becuna Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Esox barracuda Walbaum, 1792)
To FishBase (from synonym Esox barracuda Edwards, 1771)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena dussumieri Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena commersonii Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase images (Sphyraena barracuda, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena barracuda USNM 442241 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena barracuda USNM 442248 photograph lateral view)
To Barcode of Life (144 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena becuna Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena commersonii Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena dussumieri Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Esox barracuda Edwards, 1771)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Esox barracuda Walbaum, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena baracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sphyraena baracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Esox barracuda Walbaum, 1792)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Great barracuda) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena barracuda) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena barracuda)
To FishBase (from synonym Syphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena baracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Agrioposphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena becuna Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena picuda Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Esox barracuda Walbaum, 1792)
To FishBase (from synonym Esox barracuda Edwards, 1771)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena dussumieri Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena commersonii Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase images (Sphyraena barracuda, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena barracuda USNM 442241 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphyraena barracuda USNM 442248 photograph lateral view)
