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Classification:
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Chordata
CLASS: Osteichthyes
ORDER: Perciformes
FAMILY: Sphyraenidae
GENUS: Sphyraena
SPECIES: Sphyraena barracuda
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Chordata
CLASS: Osteichthyes
ORDER: Perciformes
FAMILY: Sphyraenidae
GENUS: Sphyraena
SPECIES: Sphyraena barracuda
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Morphology:
The Great Barracuda has bilateral symmetry. It has a large mouth for biting chunks out of its prey and has a long body built for speed.
Biological Adaptations:
It has designs for camouflage to better its hunting. It has a large mouth with sharp teeth used to take chunks of flesh out of its prey.
Distribution:
The Great Barracuda has bilateral symmetry. It has a large mouth for biting chunks out of its prey and has a long body built for speed.
Biological Adaptations:
It has designs for camouflage to better its hunting. It has a large mouth with sharp teeth used to take chunks of flesh out of its prey.
Distribution:
Economical and Ecological Importance:
It is an important predator in the food chain. Economically it is thought of as a worthy game fish by some, but it is also quite dangerous.
Facts:
The Barracuda is one of the most aggressive and dominant predators of the warm tropical waters.
The female Barracuda spawns its eggs in the water during spring.
Because Barracudas can grow so large they have few natural predators except for sharks, killer whales, and humans.
There are over 20 different species.
They can grow from 20 cm to 2 meters.
It is an important predator in the food chain. Economically it is thought of as a worthy game fish by some, but it is also quite dangerous.
Facts:
The Barracuda is one of the most aggressive and dominant predators of the warm tropical waters.
The female Barracuda spawns its eggs in the water during spring.
Because Barracudas can grow so large they have few natural predators except for sharks, killer whales, and humans.
There are over 20 different species.
They can grow from 20 cm to 2 meters.
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Vocabulary:
Ciguaterra: a dangerous illness that can be caught by eating barracuda. It can cause psychological changes and even death.
Pectoral Fins: The side fins.
Caudal Fins: The tail fins.
Pelvic Fins: The fins below the pectoral fins.
Dorsal Fins: The fins on the back.
References:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Sphyraena_barracuda/
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/barracuda/
http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/physiology/MorphDataSummary.php?genusname=Sphyraena&speciesname=barracuda&autoctr=809
Ciguaterra: a dangerous illness that can be caught by eating barracuda. It can cause psychological changes and even death.
Pectoral Fins: The side fins.
Caudal Fins: The tail fins.
Pelvic Fins: The fins below the pectoral fins.
Dorsal Fins: The fins on the back.
References:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Sphyraena_barracuda/
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/barracuda/
http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/physiology/MorphDataSummary.php?genusname=Sphyraena&speciesname=barracuda&autoctr=809