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Pickhandle barracuda
Sphyraena jello
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Pickhandle barracuda
- Scientific
- Sphyraena jello
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1.5 m (total length); commonly 1.2 m; max. published weight 11.5 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 20 to 200 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A large barracuda with slanting dark bars along the body and a yellowish tail, reaching about 1.5 m. It lives near current-swept reefs; young fish school and adults are usually solitary.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Sphyraena-jello.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pickhandle_barracuda.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.