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Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758)

European barracuda
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Cyprus country information

Common names: Barracuda, Iskarmoz, Sphyrna
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Turkish Republic of northern Cyprus (Ref. 88082).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Torcu, H., Z. Aka and İşbİlİr, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Bécune européenne, Espetón, Brochet de mer, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Etymology: Sphyraena: Greek, sphyraina, -es = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 27000), usually ? - 50 m (Ref. 6949).   Subtropical; 48°N - 18°S, 31°W - 37°E

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