Bigeye barracuda | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Istiophoriformes |
Family: | Sphyraenidae |
Genus: | Sphyraena |
Species: | S. forsteri
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Binomial name | |
Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829
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Synonyms[1] | |
The bigeye barracuda (Sphyraena forsteri) is a species of the family Sphyraenidae, which can be found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans, excluding Hawaii.[2][3]
The bigeye barracuda can grow up to 2.25 feet (0.69 m). It is silver in color and long skinny shape from head to tail.[2] They are nocturnal and like to eat crustaceans, fish, and squid. [4]
Bigeye barracuda are found in large schools in lagoon-like areas as well as the outer reef slopes from as little as 5 feet to 900 feet of depth.[4]