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Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838

Yellowtail barracuda
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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: Rüppell.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 25 m (Ref. 48637). Tropical; 31°N - 31°S, 31°E - 169°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050); Red Sea to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great
Barrier Reef. The exact range is uncertain because of confusion of this species with Sphyraena obtusata (Ref.
9768). Mediterranean: Lessepsian migrant (Ref. 50345).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9768); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9768)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9. Body with two brown or
brownish yellow longitudinal stripes which may disappear in old specimens; caudal fin yellowish (Ref. 9768). S.
flavicauda is more elongate than S. obtusata and differs in dorsal fin height pectoral fin length (Ref. 37816).

Biology Glossary Search (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs (Ref. 9710); also found in bays (Ref. 9768). Often schools on coastal
reefs (Ref. 48637).

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

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of
Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)

Not Evaluated
CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.3 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 3668 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00521 - 0.01211), b=2.89 (2.77 - 3.01), in cm total length, based on LWR
estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.8 ±0.60 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 3.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or
Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 25.7 [11.5, 60.7] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.376 [0.183, 1.366] mg/100g ; Protein =
20.2 [18.5, 21.9] % ; Omega3 = 0.0982 [, ] g/100g ; Selenium = 39.4 [16.8, 93.9] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 22.2 [5.7,
130.5] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.635 [0.387, 1.141] mg/100g (wet weight);

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