Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 229

Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 200 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 1-100 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: recorded along West Africa from Mauritania and Senegal to Sierra Leone to Gabon and from Ascension Island. Caught by artisanal, industrial and sport fishery along the coast of Gabon (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).