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. Non-scaly preoperculum posterior area. Two dorsal fins separated and opposite the pelvic and anal. The end of the pectoral fins does not reach the origin of the pelvic fins. Coloration of greyish-whitish silvery grey background, darker on the back, with about twenty spots or black transverse strips halfway down the flanks. It measures up to 1.28 m.
Characteristics
FAO code
BVV
BVV
Specie
Sphyraena viridensis
Sphyraena viridensis
Type
Blue fish
Blue fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
Fishing seasons
jan
feb
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
International denominations
Portugal
Bicuda
United Kingdom
Barracuda
Fishing areas
