Fish facts #14 - Jeremy Wade feat. Giant Barracuda [Video]

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  The Great Barracuda is a ruthless and voracious predator which uses the ambush tactic to catch its pray with short burst of speed from 0 to 40-50 km/h in a split second it can annihilate any fish. Besides the speed it has pike-like appearance with mouth full of long and sharp teeth so when it catch its victim there is not much chance to escape. Barracuda is good fighter if it comes to fishing but because of its jaw artillery it's necessary to use proper leader lines.

Before you will see the video, a short information about this fish. 

The Great Barracuda or Giant Barracuda (Latin: Sphyraena barracuda, Edwards in Catesby, 1771)

 Classification  

 Kingdom: Animalia

 Phylum: Chordata

 Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) 

 Order: Perciformes  (perch-like fishes) 

 Family: Sphyraenidae (Barracudas) 

 Genus: Sphyraena

 Species: S. barracuda 

 Distribution 

 Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa to Hawaii and the Marquesas and Tuamoto islands. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, Mauritania, St. Paul's Rocks, and São Tomé Island. 

 Size / Weight  

 Max length : 200 cm TL; 

 common length : 140 cm TL;

 max. published weight: 50.0 kg;

 Environment  

 Marine; brackish; reef-associated; 

 depth range 1 - 100 m; usually 3 - 30 m; 

 subtropical;

 42°N - 35°S, 180°W - 180°E

 Short description

Distinguished by the double emarginate tail fin with pale tips on each lobe, and (usually) the presence of a few scattered black blotches on the lower sides. Top of head between eyes flat or concave; mouth large. 

 Biology 

 Found predominantly at or near the surface. Juvenile occurs among mangroves, estuaries and shallow sheltered inner reef areas; adult occurs in a wide range of habitats from murky inner harbors to open seas. Diurnal and solitary, but can also be found in small aggregations. Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and sometimes on shrimps. Sold fresh. Utilized also dried or salted. Although this species is ciguatoxic elsewhere throughout its range, it has not been reported to be poisonous in the eastern Atlantic. Rarely attacks humans, usually with one quick, fierce strike, which, although serious, is rarely fatal. The world's record on hook and line is a 5.5-ft. fish taken in the Bahamas that weighed 103 lbs. 

 Supporting source: http://www.fishbase.org 

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So cool!!I always like to learn new things loved your post! 🌺

I'm glad you like it :)

Wow, beautiful photo fish. thanks for sharing