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Sphyraena acutipinnis
Day
Sphyraena acutipinnis
was originally described as
Sphyraena acutipinnis
by Day in 1876. It belongs to the family
Sphyraenidae
. It is commonly known as Sharpfin barracuda but has many other common names such as in Australia as Sharpfin barracuda , in USA (contiguous states) as Sharpfin barracuda, in Japan as Ôyamato-kamasu, in Philippines as Balyos, in South Africa as Sharp-fin barracuda, in South Africa as Sharp-fin barracuda.
more common names
It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Madagascar and Réunion (Mascarenes) east to Marquesas Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan.
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acutipinnis
AuthorWI
Day [F.]
AuthorNI
Day
Qualification
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Year
1876
Status
Valid
Class
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes
Order
Istiophoriformes
Istiophoriformes
Family
Sphyraenidae
Subfamily
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Genus
Sphyraena
Subgenus
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Class
Osteichthyes
Order
Istiophoriformes
Family
Sphyraenidae
Genus
Sphyraena
Original Name
Sphyraena
Taxon Name
acutipinnis
Original Combination
Sphyraena acutipinnis
Original Genus
Sphyraena
Original Genus Species
Sphyraena acutipinnis
OriginalSubGenus
Sphyraena
Original Author
Day
Original AuthorWI
Day [F.]
Original Qualification
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Original Year
1876
Original Family
Sphyraenidae
Original SubFamily
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Original Level
species
Type Locality
Sind [Sindh], Pakistan, Arabian Sea, Western Indian Ocean.
Type Catalogue
Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:160 [ref. 23762].
Primary Code
Holotype (unique)
Primary Type
ZSI F1599
Journal
Fishes India
Citation
Part 2
Page
342
Illustrations
Pl. 79 (fig. 1)
SubSpecies AuthorWI
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Qualification SS
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Original QualificationSS
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Current Subspecies AuthorWI
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Current Genus Species
Sphyraena acutipinnis
Current Species
acutipinnis
Current Genus
Sphyraena
Current AuthorWI
Day [F.]
Current AuthorNI
Day
Current Year
1876
Current Family
Sphyraenidae
Current Subfamily
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Habitat
reef-associated
Water
Salt water
Habitat Notes
Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Also found in bays (Ref. 9768). Schooling species. Nocturnally active (Ref. 9768).
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Madagascar and Réunion (Mascarenes) east to Marquesas Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan.
Current Summary
Valid as
Sphyraena acutipinnis
Day 1876. Sphyraenidae.
Name History
• Valid as
Sphyraena acutipinnis
Day 1876 -- (de Sylva 1975:83 [ref. 6302], de Sylva & Williams 1986:722 [ref. 6301], Francis 1993:164 [ref. 25479], Francis & Randall 1993:132 [ref. 20996], Randall 1995:367 [ref. 22896], Chen et al. 1997:35 [ref. 26476], Fricke 1999:555 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:743 [ref. 25471], Allen 2000:123 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Senou 2001:3689 [ref. 26303], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S120 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:373 [ref. 28072], Mundy 2005:498 [ref. 28379], Bray & Hoese 2006:1749 [ref. 29049], Fricke et al. 2009:110 [ref. 30213], Kottelat 2013:445 [ref. 32989]).
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Genus Species
Authorship
Status
acus
Sphyraena acus
(Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Plumier) 1803)
Synonym
affinis
Sphyraena affinis
Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838
Synonym
afra
Sphyraena afra
Peters [W. C. H.] 1844
Valid
africana
Sphyraena africana
Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1909
Valid
agam
Sphyraena agam
Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838
Synonym
akerstromi
Sphyraena akerstromi
Whitley [G. P.] 1947
Synonym
altipinnis
Sphyraena altipinnis
Ogilby [J. D.] 1910
Synonym
antillana
Sphyraena antillana
Plumier [C.] in Lacepède 1803
Not available
arabiansis
Sphyraena arabiansis
Abdussamad [E. M.], Retheesh [T. B.], Thangaraja [R.], Bineesh [K. K.] & Prakashan [D.] 2015
Valid
argentea
Sphyraena argentea
Girard [C. F.] 1854
Valid
aureoflammea
Sphyraena aureoflammea
Seale [A.] 1910
Synonym
aureoviridis
Sphyraena aureoviridis
Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803
Uncertain
barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
(Edwards [M.] in Catesby 1771)
Valid
barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
(Walbaum [J. J.] 1792)
Synonym
becuna
Sphyraena becuna
Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803
Synonym
bleekeri
Sphyraena bleekeri
Williams [F.] 1959
Synonym
bocagei
Sphyraena bocagei
Osório [B.] 1891
Synonym
borealis
Sphyraena borealis
DeKay [J. E.] 1842
Valid
brachygnathos
Sphyraena brachygnathos
Bleeker [P.] 1855
Synonym
branneri
Sphyraena branneri
Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1915
Action
chinensis
Sphyraena chinensis
Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803
Uncertain
chrysotaenia
Sphyraena chrysotaenia
Klunzinger [C. B.] 1884
Synonym
commersonii
Sphyraena commersonii
Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829
Synonym
dentatus
Sphyraena dentatus
Saville-Kent [W.] (ex De Vis) 1893
Not available
dubia
Sphyraena dubia
Bleeker [P.] 1863
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