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Sharpfin barracuda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Family:	Sphyraenidae
Genus:	Sphyraena
Species:	S. acutipinnis
Binomial name
Sphyraena acutipinnis Day, 1876

The sharpfin barracuda (Sphyraena acutipinnis) is a schooling species of barracuda that inhabits lagoons, bays and seaward reefs. It is nocturnally active. It grows to 80 cm (31 in) total length, although it is commonly somewhat smaller. The species is found across the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan.

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sphyraena acutipinnis". FishBase. August 2019 version.

External links

• Sharpfin Barracuda @ Fishes of Australia

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