224.7 Sphyraena jello: top: 71 em (N. Mozambique); bottom: 28 em (Sri Lanka).
Body with 20 vertical dusky crossbars which extend only a
short distance below LL, and form a festooned or serpentine pattern. Attains 125 cm. Indo-Pacific; due to previous
confusion of this species with S. putnamiae and S. qenie, the
exact range is uncertain, although it appears to be restricted
to the northwestern Indian Ocean. Common in Natal,
penetrating as far south as Knysna (33°35'S).
224.8 Sphyraena novaehollandiae
Gunther, 1860
Arrow barracuda
Pyl-barrakuda
Sphyraena novaehollandiae Giinther, 1860: 335 (Australia); de Sylva,
1975: 81 *. Australuzza novaehollandiae: Smith, 1956: 40*.
o V +I,i,8; A II,i,7; P ii,1l-12; LL 127-155. A single GR at angle of 1st
gill arch. Depth 9.5-10, head 3.7, snout to 0 1 2.2; distance between dorsals 3.5 in SL. Lower rear edge of preopercle with a membranous flap.
Maxilla not reaching eye. Teeth conical, erect, widely spaced (spaces
between teeth greater than tooth widths). Interorbital space flat.
Attains 50 cm or more. Known with certainty from
Australia, Papua-New Guinea and Caroline Ids., but its
exact distribution is not certain because of its similarity to S.
224.8 Sphyraena novaehollandae: 41.5 em.
224.9 Sphyraena putnamiae: 45.5 em SL.
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helleri. Smith (1956) indicates possible capture of this
species in northern Mozambique.
224.9 Sphyraena putnamiae
Jordan & Seale, 1905
Sawtooth barracuda
Saagtand-barrakuda
Sphyraena putnamiae Jordan & Seale, 1905: 4, PI. 13 (Hong Kong).
Sphyraena bleekeri Williams, 1959: 122, PI. 2, Fig. 0 (Tanzania); de
Sylva, 1975: 85*.
o V+I,i,8; A II,i,7; P ii,12-14; LL 123-136, usually 125-131; no GR.
Depth 7.3-8.5, head 3.2-3.4, snout to 0 1 2.4-2.6, distance between dorsals
3.3-3.5 in SL. Preopercle obliquely rounded, no membranous flap at
lower rear edge; opercle rounded, with 2 weak, flattened spines. Maxilla
reaches almost to front edge of eye. Lower jaw with a fleshy point.
Interorbital flat. Teeth in lower jaw compressed, contiguous and slanting
backwards. 0 1 origin behind origin of V and just in front of tip of P. Posterior rays of O2 and A longer than anterior rays.
About 15 acutely angled chevrons on sides of body, their
apices directed forward. Attains 87 cm. Tropical IndoPacific from French Polynesia and Philippines to Red Sea
and Natal, South Africa. Because of its previous confusion
with S. jello, its exact distribution is unknown.
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Body with 20 vertical dusky crossbars which extend only a
short distance below LL, and form a festooned or serpentine pattern. Attains 125 cm. Indo-Pacific; due to previous
confusion of this species with S. putnamiae and S. qenie, the
exact range is uncertain, although it appears to be restricted
to the northwestern Indian Ocean. Common in Natal,
penetrating as far south as Knysna (33°35'S).
224.8 Sphyraena novaehollandiae
Gunther, 1860
Arrow barracuda
Pyl-barrakuda
Sphyraena novaehollandiae Giinther, 1860: 335 (Australia); de Sylva,
1975: 81 *. Australuzza novaehollandiae: Smith, 1956: 40*.
o V +I,i,8; A II,i,7; P ii,1l-12; LL 127-155. A single GR at angle of 1st
gill arch. Depth 9.5-10, head 3.7, snout to 0 1 2.2; distance between dorsals 3.5 in SL. Lower rear edge of preopercle with a membranous flap.
Maxilla not reaching eye. Teeth conical, erect, widely spaced (spaces
between teeth greater than tooth widths). Interorbital space flat.
Attains 50 cm or more. Known with certainty from
Australia, Papua-New Guinea and Caroline Ids., but its
exact distribution is not certain because of its similarity to S.
224.8 Sphyraena novaehollandae: 41.5 em.
224.9 Sphyraena putnamiae: 45.5 em SL.
224: SPHYRAENIDAE (BARRACUDAS)
helleri. Smith (1956) indicates possible capture of this
species in northern Mozambique.
224.9 Sphyraena putnamiae
Jordan & Seale, 1905
Sawtooth barracuda
Saagtand-barrakuda
Sphyraena putnamiae Jordan & Seale, 1905: 4, PI. 13 (Hong Kong).
Sphyraena bleekeri Williams, 1959: 122, PI. 2, Fig. 0 (Tanzania); de
Sylva, 1975: 85*.
o V+I,i,8; A II,i,7; P ii,12-14; LL 123-136, usually 125-131; no GR.
Depth 7.3-8.5, head 3.2-3.4, snout to 0 1 2.4-2.6, distance between dorsals
3.3-3.5 in SL. Preopercle obliquely rounded, no membranous flap at
lower rear edge; opercle rounded, with 2 weak, flattened spines. Maxilla
reaches almost to front edge of eye. Lower jaw with a fleshy point.
Interorbital flat. Teeth in lower jaw compressed, contiguous and slanting
backwards. 0 1 origin behind origin of V and just in front of tip of P. Posterior rays of O2 and A longer than anterior rays.
About 15 acutely angled chevrons on sides of body, their
apices directed forward. Attains 87 cm. Tropical IndoPacific from French Polynesia and Philippines to Red Sea
and Natal, South Africa. Because of its previous confusion
with S. jello, its exact distribution is unknown.
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