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Iburi Barracuda

Sphyraena iburiensis

Classification

Sphyraena iburiensis is a relatively recently discovered species of barracuda in the genus Sphyraena only being formally described in 2005. Found in the Eastern Pacific most commonly between southern Japan and Taiwan. They can be differentiated from other species of barracuda by the number and lay out of their scales and the presence of two distinctive longitudinal stripes.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 2