Great Barracuda

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Sphyraena barracuda

Great Barracuda, a reference photo
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Sphyraena barracuda, commonly known as the great barracuda, is a species of barracuda, a genus of 27 species of large ray-finned fish found in subtropical oceans worldwide.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

Considered poisonous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Barracuda (age and diet dependent) Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Carangiformes
Family
Sphyraenidae
Species
Sphyraena barracuda

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