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Sphyraena novaehollandiae Günther, 1860

Australian barracuda
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Sphyraena novaehollandiae
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Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Sphyraenidae
(Barracudas)
Etymology: Sphyraena: Greek, sphyraina, -es = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic. Subtropical; 24°N - 49°S, 113°E - 169°W

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Indo-Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Australia and New Zealand (Ref. 5755); Caroline and Mariana Islands in
Micronesia. Reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 9070) and Japan (Ref. 559).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8

Biology Glossary Search (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in channels and other semi-protected areas. Found in schools. Feeds on various small fish (Ref. 2156).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)

Not Evaluated

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated
Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoobank | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 15 - 25.4, mean 18.2 °C (based on 222 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00497 - 0.01329), b=2.81 (2.67 - 2.95), in cm total length, based on LWR
estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 31.7 [14.4, 74.6] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.755 [0.360, 2.745] mg/100g ; Protein =
20.7 [18.9, 22.2] % ; Omega3 = 0.299 [0.137, 0.657] g/100g ; Selenium = 25.2 [10.8, 61.3] μg/100g ; VitaminA =
6.11 [1.21, 41.68] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.42 [0.26, 0.74] mg/100g (wet weight);

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