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By Travis Rabun
Class Osteichthyes Order Perciformes
Family Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena barracuda– The Great Barracuda
Sphyraena is the only genus in the family Elongated fish, with pike-like appearance Have fang like teeth like paranhas Long pointed heads
Some have underbites Rely on surprise and short burst of speed to kill
prey
Lives near reefs at around 1-100 meters Has an emarginate tail fin with pale tips
on each lobe Have black blotches on the lower sides of
the fish Long and silver with a flattened head
Feed on small fish, cephalopods, and sometimes shrimp
Rarely attack humans, and is rarely fatal Largest was 5.5 feet, 103 lbs. Barracuda meat is poisonous, and can be
dangerous to eat Also illegal to sell barracuda meat
Class Osteichthyes Order Perciformes
Family Mullidae
Pseudupeneus malactus—Spotted Goatfish
Tropical marine fish Also known as “red mullets” Have a chemosensory barbels protruding from
chin to help search for food in substrate By day form non feeding schools for protection
from predetors Can change their color based on activity (feeding,
mating, etc.)
Live near reefs at a depth range of 1-90 meters
Distinguishable by a series of three large blackish blotches on upper side of body beneath dorsal fins
Typically pale in color with three black/red blotches on its sides
Feed on small invertebrates Highly esteemed in fish markets Goatfish have two barbels extending
form the chin, these are used to probe the sand for food