Sphyraena borealis DeKay, 1842 Northern sennet |
photo by
NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory |
Family: | Sphyraenidae (Barracudas) | |||
Max. size: | 46 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 65 m | |||
Distribution: | Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Massachusetts to southern Florida in USA and Gulf of Mexico. | |||
Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 5-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 24 | |||
Biology: | ||||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |