Sphyraena viridensis Cuvier, 1829

Yellowmouth barracuda

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Sphyraenidae
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Common names	Bécune bouche jaune, Espetón boca amarilla, Mallyfa, ... more

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Main reference

De Sylva, D.P. 1990. (Ref. 6949)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 128 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); common length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11101); max. published weight: 8,200 g (Ref. 40637)

Environment

Pelagic-neritic; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical

Eastern Central Atlantic: Cape Verde and the Canary Islands. Also reported from Lebanon in the eastern Mediterranean. Its exact distribution and abundance are unknown because most published records do not separate it from Sphyraena sphyraena. Also in Azores Islands (Ref. 44330).
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Short description

Body slender, fusiform with conical, hydrodynamical snout. Mouth long, with low protractile capacity and with prognatic lower jaw, has two rows of long canine-like teeth. Has no scale on preoperculum. Upper half of body has numerous vertical dark bands extending below the lateral line in the anterior part of the flanks (Ref. 44330).

Its habits are probably similar to those of the phylogenetically closely related Sphyraena sphyraena (Ref. 6949). Feeds on cephalopods, crustaceans and fishes. Caught in trammel nets and beach seines (Ref. 11101).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100)	Medium

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