Sphyraena obtusata, Obtuse barracuda : fisheries, gamefish

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Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829

Obtuse barracuda
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Etymology: Sphyraena: Greek, sphyraina, -es = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री; खारा प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 5 - 200 m (Ref. 12260), usually ? - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 37°N - 39°S, 31°E - 171°W

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | बिन्दु नक्शा | भूमिका | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Victoria, Australia. Migrated to eastern Mediterranean from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal (Ref. 5385). The exact range is uncertain because of confusion of this species with Sphyraena flavicauda (Ref. 9768).

आकार / वज़न / Age

परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 9563); common length : 30.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 9768)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 6; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 9; गुदा कांटा: 2; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 9. Body elongate and subcylindrical with small cycloid scales; head long and pointed. Mouth large and horizontal, the tip of the lower jaw protruding; intermaxilla non-protractile. Preoperculum rectangular, with wide naked skin flap. First dorsal fin origin slightly before the pectoral fin tip, the first spine equal to the second. Pelvic fins well before the tip of the pectoral, closer to the anal than the tip of the lower jaw. Color is generally green above and silvery below.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Inhabits bays and estuaries (Ref. 9768). Found in schools in seagrass beds and rocky reefs (Ref. 9563). Feeds mainly on fishes. Exhibits diurnal behavior. Also caught with set nets (Ref. 9768). Sold fresh, frozen or dried salted in markets. From 15-120m in Ref. 012260.

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

Rose, J.H., 1984. Sphyraenidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 4. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 4752)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 August 2023

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (संदर्भ 123201): 24.1 - 29.2, mean 28.4 °C (based on 4556 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00573 - 0.00835), b=2.91 (2.87 - 2.95), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ 69278):  4.5   ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
लौटाव (संदर्भ 120179):  माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (K=0.5-0.9).
Prior r = 1.03, 95% CL = 0.68 - 1.54, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 24.8 [10.7, 66.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.364 [0.159, 0.756] mg/100g; Protein = 20.5 [18.5, 22.2] %; Omega3 = 0.119 [0.054, 0.253] g/100g; Selenium = 43.3 [16.8, 110.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 34.6 [8.1, 202.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.548 [0.344, 0.945] mg/100g (wet weight);