Sphyraena idiastes Pelican Barracuda

Sphyraena idiastes is commonly referred to as Pelican Barracuda. Difficulty in the aquarium: Non adatto agli acquari!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 273981

Scientific:: Sphyraena idiastes
German:: Pelikan-Barrakuda
English:: Pelican Barracuda

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Sphyraenidae (Family) > Sphyraena (Genus) > idiastes (Species)
Initial determination:: Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

Occurrence:: Chile, Columbia, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Peru, South-Pazific
Sea depth:: 3 - 24 Meter
Size:: up to 35.83" (91 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C)
Food:: Coralfish of all kind, Fish (little fishes), Predatory
Difficulty:: Non adatto agli acquari!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Sphyraena acutipinnis
Pfeil-Barrakuda
Sphyraena afra
Guinea-Barrakuda
Sphyraena argentea
Sphyraena barracuda
Großer Barrakuda
Sphyraena borealis
Nördlicher Barrakuda
Sphyraena chrysotaenia
Sphyraena ensis
Sphyraena flavicauda
Gelbschwanz Barracuda
Sphyraena forsteri
Großaugen-Barrakuda
Sphyraena guachancho
Barrakuda
Sphyraena helleri
Heller-Barrakuda
Sphyraena iburiensis
Sphyraena idiastes
Pelikan-Barrakuda
Sphyraena intermedia
Sphyraena japonica
Sphyraena jello
Barrakuda
Sphyraena lucasana
Barrakuda
Sphyraena novaehollandiae
Sphyraena obtusata
Gestreifter Barrakuda
Sphyraena picudilla
Gelbstreifen-Barrakuda , Südlicher Barrakuda
Sphyraena pinguis
Sphyraena putnamae
Winkel-Barrakuda
Sphyraena qenie
Dunkelflossen- oder Querstreifen-Barrakuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
Europäische Barrakuda
Sphyraena tome
Sphyraena viridensis
Gebänderter Barrakuda , Gelbmaul-Barakuda
Sphyraena waitii

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-02-08 16:25:33
Last edit:: 2020-01-15 20:24:30

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Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

FishBase:
"Found in temperate waters.
Seen in groups of 3-20 from the surface to about 24 m .
Feeds mainly on fish .
Large individuals may slash prey into pieces before swallowing them.
The front of each jaw is toothless and there is a series of large triangular teeth along each side of both jaws."

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Sphyraenidae (Family) > Sphyraena (Genus) > Sphyraena idiastes (Species)

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