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both margins have no scales. They are normally around 30–60 cm in length and weigh 3.6 kg, but there are records of fish 165 cm long and reaching weights of at least 12 kg. It is the largest species of barracuda in the
Mediterranean.
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species found high in the water column, but smaller fish often found near bottom of the water column. The main food is other fish but sometimes includes
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numbering between ten and two hundred have been recorded. Reproduction occurs between May and August and the female can lay up to 300,000 eggs. The
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in the western
Atlantic. It is also found throughout the
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Cuvier 1829 (Pisces: Shyraenidae) in the
Adriatic Sea"
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508:"Synonyms of Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758)"
582:"On the occurrence of the Yellowmouth Barracuda
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371:. It has been found as far north as
1003:IUCN Red List least concern species
689:"Fuerteventura Fauna - Marine Life"
714:. World Register of Marine Species
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278:Description
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718:17 January
645:14 January
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452:References
349:Mossamedes
298:dorsal fin
220:Haüy, 1787
1013:Game fish
447:Barracuda
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369:Black Sea
217:Esox spet
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