Common names:
Alu, Alu-alu, Alu-alu
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
brackish
Abundance:
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Importance:
minor commercial
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Uses:
gamefish: yes;
Comments:
From Bali Strait to Timor Sea (Ref. 5978, 47567) and Mentawai Islands (Ref. 27157). Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Manado and vicinity, Togean and Banggai Islands and Pulau Weh; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Museum: LPPL JIF209 (TGT2182). Also Ref. 7050, 8631, 48637.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Aglen, A., L. Føyn, O.R. Godø, S. Myklevoll and O.J. Østvedt, 1981
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Etymology: Sphyraena:Greek, sphyraina, -es = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 6949), usually 3 - 30 m (Ref. 40849). Subtropical; 42°N - 35°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 55300)
Distribution
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