| Sphyraena helleri | |
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| Sphyraena helleri from French Polynesia | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Istiophoriformes |
| Family: | Sphyraenidae |
| Genus: | Sphyraena |
| Species: | S. helleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphyraena helleri
Jenkins, 1901
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Sphyraena helleri, the Heller's barracuda, is a schooling species of barracuda in the family Sphyraenidae. [1] [2] [3]
The species is named in honor of zoologist Edmund Heller [4]
Description
Sphyraena helleri can reach a length of 40–80 centimetres (16–31 in). The skinny bodies are silvery with a horizontal blue stripe and two yellowish stripes on the sides. These fishes have six dorsal spines and two anal spines. The caudal fin is darkish. [2] [5] They are usually seen by day in large schools, while they hunt nocturnally. [2]
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in the Indian Ocean ( East Africa and the Mascarene Islands) and in the Pacific Ocean (north to southern Japan, south to the Coral Sea, and east to French Polynesia; Hawaiian Islands). These fishes inhabit coral reefs and bays. [2]
References
- ^ Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.
- ^ a b c d Fishbase
- ^ Animal Diversity
- ^ "Order CARANGIFORMES (Part 1): Families LATIDAE, CENTROPOMIDAE, LACTARIIDAE, SPHYRAENIDAE, LEPTOBRAMIDAE, TOXOTIDAE, NEMATISTIIDAE, MENIDAE, XIPHIIDAE, ISTIOPHORIDAE, CORYPHAENIDAE, RACHYCENTRIDAE, ECHENEIDAE and CARANGIDAE". 8 July 2020.
- ^ National Marine Sanctuaries
External links
- Photos of Sphyraena helleri on Sealife Collection
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