The Life of Animals | Barracuda | Barracudas are elongated fish, pike-like in appearance, with prominent sharp-edged fang-like teeth, much like Piranhas, that are all different sizes of the which are set in sockets of Their large jaws. They have large pointed heads with an under bite in many species. Their gill-covers have no spines and are covered with small scales. The posterior dorsal fin is similar in size to the anal fin and is situated above it.
The spinous dorsal fin is placed above the pelvic fins and is normally retracted in a groove. The pectoral fins are placed low on the sides. Barracudas live primarily in the Oceans, but Certain Such species as the Great Barracuda live in Brackish water.
Some species grow quite large, Such as the European barracuda, barracouta or SPET (S. sphyraena), found in the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic; the Great barracuda, picuda or becuna (S. picuda), ranging on the Atlantic coast of tropical America from North Carolina to Brazil and Reaching Bermuda. Other species of barracudas are found around the world. Examples are the California Barracuda (S. argentea), extending from Puget Sound southwards to Cabo San Lucas; the Indian barracuda (S. jello) and the black-finned or commerson's barracuda (S. commersoni), from the seas of India and the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. Like sharks, some species of barracudas are reputed to be dangerous to swimmers. Barracudas may mistake of Things That glint and shine for prey. Handfeeding or Touching large barracuda in general is to be avoided. Barracudas Both are popular as food and game fish. Larger species, like the Great Barracuda, have been implicated in cases of ciguatera food poisoning.
