Guachanche barracuda
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Istiophoriformes |
| Family: | Sphyraenidae |
| Genus: | Sphyraena |
| Species: | S. guachancho
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| Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier, 1829
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The Guachanche barracuda (Sphyraena guachancho) is an
zoologist Georges Cuvier in 1829. The description was part of the second edition of Le Règne Animal, or The Animal Kingdom. Guachanche barracuda are also known simply as guaguanche throughout much of the Caribbean. When used for food, Guaguanche barracuda are usually sold fresh or salted.[2]
Description
Guachanche barracuda, like other members of the family Sphyraenidae, possess elongated bodies,
anal fins.[2]
Guachanche barracuda can grow up to 200 cm in length,[4] but have only been recorded to weigh as much as 1.75 kg.[5]
Distribution and habitat
In the western Atlantic Ocean, Guachanche barracuda are known from Massachusetts to Brazil.[2] They are also found in the northern Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean.[2] In the eastern Atlantic, although Guachanche barracuda are known from Senegal to Angola (including Cape Verde), they can also be found off the Canary Islands, which lie much further north.[2]
Guachanche barracuda can live in
Engraulidae, Clupeidae, Lutjanidae and Synodontidae families.[8] They have also been known to feed on squid of the Loliginidae family.[8]
References
- . Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2009). "Sphyraena guachancho" in FishBase. 07 2009 version.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Sphyraenidae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- ^ Reiner, F. 1996 Catálogo dos peixes do Arquipélago de Cabo Verde. Publicações avulsas do IPIMAR No. 2. 339 p.
- ^ Daget, J. 1986 Sphyraenidae. p. 350-351. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2.
- ^ Sanches, J.G. 1991 Catálogo dos principais peixes marinhos da República de Guiné-Bissau. Publicações avulsas do I.N.I.P. No. 16. 429 p.
- ^ De Sylva, D.P. 1990 Sphyraenidae. p. 860-864. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.
- ^ a b Cervigón, F. 1993 Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p.