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Cheekflap Barracuda

Sphyraena acutipinnis Day 1876

Diagnostic Description

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Body with a narrow dark stripe on the lower flank; a dark marking on body near pelvic fin base; caudal fin darkish (Ref. 9775).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 8
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Biology

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Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Also found in bays (Ref. 9768). Schooling species. Nocturnally active (Ref. 9768).
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial
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分布

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廣泛分布於印度-太平洋熱帶及亞熱帶海域,西起非洲東部,東至馬貴斯及土木木群島,北至日本南部,南部至澳洲東北部。台灣各地均產。
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利用

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漁期全年皆有,可利用定置網、流刺網或拖曳釣等漁法捕獲,本種魚肉味不錯,油煎、紅燒、煮湯或碳烤皆不錯。
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描述

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體延長,略側扁,呈亞圓柱形。頭長而吻尖突。口裂大,寬平;下頜突出於上頜;上頜骨末端及前鼻孔之下方;上下頜及腭骨均具尖銳且大小不一之犬狀齒,鋤骨無齒。延長鰓耙數1。體被小圓鱗;側線鱗數129-138。具兩個背鰭,彼此分離甚遠;腹鰭起點正好位於背鰭起點之下方;胸鰭短,末端不及背鰭起點;尾鰭全期為深叉形。體背部青灰藍色,腹部呈白色;側線下方具一暗色縱帶,死後不顯;腹鰭基部上方具一小黑斑。尾鰭暗色;餘鰭灰白或淡色。
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棲地

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主要棲息於大洋較近岸的礁區、內灣、潟湖區或河口域,常成大群數一起於夜間活動。游泳能力強,活動範圍廣,並無固定的棲所。肉食性,以礁區的魚類及頭足類為食。
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Sharpfin barracuda

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The sharpfin barracuda (Sphyraena acutipinnis) is a schooling species of barracuda that inhabits lagoons, bays and seaward reefs. It is nocturnally active. It grows to 80 cm (31 in) total length, although it is commonly somewhat smaller. The species is found across the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan.[1]

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Sphyraena acutipinnis" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

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Sharpfin barracuda: Brief Summary

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The sharpfin barracuda (Sphyraena acutipinnis) is a schooling species of barracuda that inhabits lagoons, bays and seaward reefs. It is nocturnally active. It grows to 80 cm (31 in) total length, although it is commonly somewhat smaller. The species is found across the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan.

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Description

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Inhabits bays and the vicinity of coral reefs (Ref. 9768). Occurs in schools. Nocturnally active fish (Ref. 9768).

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Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).

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