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Yellowstripe barracuda
Sphyraena chrysotaenia
Name as used by FishBase. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (checked October 2026) now uses Sphyraena pinguis; WoRMS gives Sphyraena pinguis as the accepted name. Kept the FishBase name so records match the FishBase checklist.
- English
- Yellowstripe barracuda
- Scientific
- Sphyraena chrysotaenia
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 32 cm (total length); max. published weight 148.65 g
- Depth and habitat
- Open water over reefs and the atoll shelf, recorded from 1 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A small barracuda with a dusky to yellowish stripe from the snout through the eye to the tail and a yellow tail, reaching about 32 cm. It schools over reefs.
In the Maldives
WoRMS treats this name as a synonym of Sphyraena pinguis.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Sphyraena-chrysotaenia.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Sphyraena_chrysotaenia_Japan.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.