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Sphyraena flavicayda
Sphyraenidae[Barracudas]
32 cm [max to 60 cm]
3.6 cm
Marine
Bay, lagoons, seaward reefs. Usually in schools.
Hardly available. Taste similar to those "Halfbeaks"
Unlikely but found in nearby M'sia waters. The one found here is the "Pickhandle Barracuda[Sphyraena jello]"
Body with 2 brown, brownish yellow or golden longitudinal stripes but it may fade off in adults. The "pickhandle Barra" have numerous fade dark bars vertically crossing the lateral line whereas this one don't.
