| Family: |
Sphyraenidae (Barracudas) |
| Max. size: |
74.5 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
| Distribution: |
Mediterranean Sea: Italy. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-15; Anal soft rays: 10-10 |
| Biology: |
Collected using gill nets, trawl nets, seining and 'lampara' engine. Stomach contents include remains of cephalopods, Sardina pilchardus or Sardinella aurita, a young Sphyraena sphyraena, and fluid materials. Some were infected in the stomach and gonads by the anisakid nematode Anisakis sp. (Ref. 82428). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 March 2014 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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