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 › Abécédaire › Yellowmouth barracuda
Mediterranean species :

Yellowmouth barracuda

A skilled hunter with fearsome teeth
Did you know ?
Yellowmouth barracuda were once very rare in the Western Mediterranean, but as water temperatures rise, they have become a common species there.

This pelagic fish usually swims in schools but is sometimes solitary. It has a long silver body with some twenty black streaks and a yellowish caudal fin. The head is very elongated and its lower jaw is longer than the upper one. This formidable predator feeds on fish, squid, cuttlefish and crustaceans that it captures and devours with its razor-sharp teeth. It is about 80cm long but some individuals reach 1.5m.

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Phylum: Vertebrates
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sphyrenides
Scientific name: Sphyraena viridensis

French: Barracuda
Spanish: Espeton boca amarilla
Italian: Lucio marino
German: Barrakuda

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