Sphyraena sphyraena

Sphyraena sphyraena
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Centropomoidei
Family: Sphyraenidae
Genus: Sphyraena
Species:
S. sphyraena
Binomial name
Sphyraena sphyraena
Synonyms
  • Esox sphyraena Linnaeus 1758
  • Esox spet Haüy, 1787
  • Sphyraena spet (Haüy, 1787)
  • Sphyraena vulgaris Cuvier, 1829
  • Sphyraena bocagei Osório, 1891

Sphyraena sphyraena, also known as the European barracuda or Mediterranean barracuda, is a ray-finned predatory fish of the Mediterranean basin and the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean.