Bigeye barracuda
Sphyraena forsteri
- Usual depth24–102 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The bigeye barracuda is a species of the family Sphyraenidae, which can be found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans, excluding Hawaii.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Bigeye barracuda”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 14 records
- February: 14 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 25 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 28 records
- September: 27 records
- October: 54 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 16 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 24–102 m · Deepest record: 135 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bigeye barracuda, bigeye barracuda, Big-eye Sea-pyke, Black-spot Barracuda, Blackspot Barracuda, Blotched Sea-pike
Names in 7 more languages
- German
- Brustfleck-Barrakuda, Großaugen-Barrakuda
- Spanish
- Baracuda
- Filipino
- Balyos, Batig, Tursilyo
- French
- Bécune de Forster
- Japanese
- Omekamasu, オオメカマス
- Thai
- ปลาน้ำดอกไม้ตาโต
- Simplified Chinese
- 大眼金梭魚, 大眼魣, 巴拉庫答, 竹梭, 針梭
Other scientific names: Callosphyraena toxeuma, Sphyraena forsteni, Sphyraena toxeuma
Similar species
Great barracudaSphyraena barracuda
- Yellowtail barracuda
Sphyraena flavicauda
- Pickhandle barracuda
Sphyraena jello
- Obtuse barracuda
Sphyraena obtusata
- chevron barracuda
Sphyraena putnamae
- Blackfin barracuda
Sphyraena qenie
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 578 open-data records from 1829 to 2023.
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