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Sphyraena sphyraena has a long, fairly compressed body with a cylindrical cross section which is covered with small, cycloid scales. It has a large mouth with a projecting lower jaw, the jaws are lined with prominent sharp teeth. It is dark above and silvery below and in some freshly caught specimens there is a yellow band running parallel to the lateral line. It has 20 or 22 dark transverse bands on the back which do not reach the flanks. The anterior dorsal fin has 5 spiny rays and the posterior has a single spiny ray and 9 soft rays, it has relatively small pectoral fins and the pelvic fins are directly below the most forward point of the first dorsal fin The anal fin has a one spiny ray and 9 soft rays. S. sphyraena has scales covering both the anterior and posterior margins of the preoperculum, whereas in Sphyraena viridensis both margins have no scales. They are normally around 30–60 cm in length and weigh 6 kg but there are records of fish 165 cm long and reaching weights of 12 kg or more. It is the largest species of barracuda in the Mediterranean. Learn more about European Barracuda


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Animalia: Chordata: Perciformes: Actinopterygii: Sphyraenidae: Sphyraena sphyraena

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