Yellowtail barracuda
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The yellowtail barracuda, Sphyraena flavicauda, a barracuda of the family Sphyraenidae, is found in Indo-West Pacific oceans. Its length is up to 60 cm.
Its body has two brown or brownish-yellow longitudinal stripes which may disappear in old specimens; the caudal fin is yellowish. It is occasionally confused with the barracuda Sphyraena obtusata, but is more elongated.
The yellowtail barracuda is a schooling fish and feeds almost exclusively on other fish.
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juveniles schooling, Dahab
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Yellowtail barracuda
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Sphyraena flavicauda" in FishBase. February 2007 version.
