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Bigeye barracuda
Sphyraena forsteri
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bigeye barracuda
- Scientific
- Sphyraena forsteri
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 92 cm (fork length); commonly 50 cm; max. published weight 4.1 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 6 to 300 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A barracuda with large eyes, blackish above and silvery below, reaching about 92 cm. It forms large daytime schools over patch reefs and outer slopes and hunts at night.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Sphyraena-forsteri.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Bécune_de_forster_(Sphyraena_forsteri)_(Ifremer_00762-87442
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.