Pelican barracuda

Pelican barracuda
In the Galapagos Islands
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Family:	Sphyraenidae
Genus:	Sphyraena
Species:	S. idiastes
Binomial name
Sphyraena idiastes Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

The pelican barracuda (Sphyraena idiastes) is a predatory ray-finned fish found in temperate coastal and oceanic waters. They are usually seen in groups of 3-20, from the surface to about 24 m. Pelican barracuda feed mainly on fish . Large individuals may slash prey into pieces before swallowing them.^[2]

Distribution

From the tip of Baja California and near Guaymas, in the eastern Gulf of California south to Colombia to Chile, as well as the Galapagos Islands, Cocos Island, and Malpelo Island.^[3]

References

1. Robertson, R.; Collette, B.; Molina, H.; Guzman-Mora, A.G. & Salas, E. (2010). "Sphyraena idiastes". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178107A7488999. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T178107A7488999.en.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sphyraena idiastes". FishBase. July 2013 version.
3. Encyclopedia of Life. "Details for: Pelican barracuda". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-07-15.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life. "Details for: Pelican barracuda". Encyclopedia of Life.
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sphyraena idiastes". FishBase. July 2013 version.
• Photos of Pelican barracuda on Sealife Collection