Sphyraena lucasana
| Sphyraena lucasana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Centropomoidei |
| Family: | Sphyraenidae |
| Genus: | Sphyraena |
| Species: | S. lucasana
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphyraena lucasana Gill, 1863
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Sphyraena lucasana is a species of barracuda found in the waters around southern Baja California and in the Gulf of California. Also known as the Lucas barracuda and the Cortez barracuda, this species can reach up to 76 cm (30 in) in length.[2][3] They are pelagic fish that hunt in open water and they themselves are often food for local fishing communities.[1] This species also has a distinct protruding lower jaw that does not reach under the eye. Their color is silvery with around 20 on the upper side of the body with pale fins.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ a b Robertson, R.; Collette, B.; Molina, H.; Guzman-Mora, A.G.; Salas, E. (2010). "Sphyraena lucasana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T178108A7489124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T178108A7489124.en. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Sphyraena lucasana Gill, 1863". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Sphyraena lucasana". FishBase.
- ^ "Species: Sphyraena lucasana, Cortez barracuda, Lucas' barracuda". Shorefishes of the Eastern Pacific online information system. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "ADW: Sphyraena lucasana: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Sphyraena lucasana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-11-10.