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Sphyraena afra commonly known as the Guinean barracuda is a species of barracuda found off the western coast of Africa from Senegal to Namibia. Not particularly common throughout its range is a carnivore feeding on fish and shrimp. They are found on the continental shelf and are known to occur from lagoons and estuaries out to a depth of 75 m (246 ft).[3]

Guinean barracuda
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Istiophoriformes
Family:	Sphyraenidae
Genus:	Sphyraena
Species:	S. afra
Binomial name
Sphyraena afra (Peters, 1844)[2]

Interactions with humans

Although a common food fish, the Guinean barracuda is not the target of any large fishing industry itself. They are usually caught using low-tech fishing gear such as handlines or nets by artisanal fisheries. With Nigeria's fisheries catching the majority of these fish every year.[1]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Sphyraena afra

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[es] Sphyraena afra

Sphyraena afra es un pez de la familia de los esfirénidos en el orden de los perciformes.[1]

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[ru] Sphyraena afra

Sphyraena afra (лат.) — вид морских лучепёрых рыб из семейства барракудовых (Sphyraenidae). Самый крупный представитель семейства, достигает длины более 2 м.

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