Back Barrakuda Afrikaans الباراكودا Arabic الباراكودا الكبيره ARZ Barracuda Catalan Tabangko CEB Soltýn barakuda Czech Großer Barrakuda German Sphyraena barracuda Spanish Sphyraena barracuda Basque نیزهماهی بزرگ Persian
| Great barracuda | |
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| Great barracuda hovering in the current at Paradise Reef, Cozumel, Mexico | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Centropomoidei |
| Family: | Sphyraenidae |
| Genus: | Sphyraena |
| Species: | S. barracuda
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphyraena barracuda | |
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Sphyraena barracuda, commonly known as the great barracuda, is a species of barracuda: large, apex predator ray-finned fish found in subtropical oceans around the world. The Syphyraena family contains 27 species while the great barracuda is one of this genus.[19]
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- ^ Aiken, K.A.; Dooley, J.; Marechal, J.; Pina Amargos, F.; Russell, B.; Singh-Renton, S. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Sphyraena barracuda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190399A115319634. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190399A15603115.en.