Photo: Jerome Paillet (IFREMER, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale, Centre Bretagne - ZI de la Pointe du Diable - CS 10070 - 29280 Plouzané) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Description
- 📏 up to 1.5 m
- 🌊 lagoons, passes, outer reefs
The great barracuda is a long, slender fish with a pointed snout and a mouth full of sharp teeth. It often hangs motionless in mid-water before darting at its prey. Juveniles hunt in schools, big adults tend to be solitary. Its flesh may contain ciguatera, so it is avoided in risk areas.
Did you know?
In Tahitian, ono and tikokoko mean barracuda. The name ono is found in several archipelagos.
Source: TAXREF vernacular database
Tahitian names: TAXREF (INPN/MNHN) – Society Islands. French name: Grand barracuda.
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