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Species catalogue
Barracuda
Order
Perciformes
Family
Sphyraenidae
Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Long and almost cylindrical body. Spiky head and relatively small. Wide mouth, with large teeth and pointed chin, very prominent and with the fleshy tip. Preoperculum totally covered with scales. Two dorsal fins separated and opposite the pelvis and anal. Coloration of greyish whitish silvery grey background, darker on the back, with a golden longitudinal band in the middle of the flanks. It measures up to 1.65 m.
Characteristics
FAO code
YRS
YRS
Specie
Sphyraena sphyraena
Sphyraena sphyraena
Type
Blue fish
Blue fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
- Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Fishing seasons
jan
feb
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
International denominations
France
Bécune européenne
Italy
Luccio di mare o Barracuda
Portugal
Bicuda
United Kingdom
Barracuda
Fishing areas
