What is Barracuda?
{{Taxobox | name = Barracuda | fossil_range = Mid [[Cretaceous]] to Present | type_species = [[Sphyraena sphyraena]] | type_species_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758 | image = Barracuda with prey.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = [[Great barracuda]], ''Sphyraena barracuda'', with prey | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Actinopterygii]] | ordo = [[Istiophoriformes]] | familia = '''Sphyraenidae''' | genus = '''''Sphyraena''''' | genus_authority = Klein, 1778 }} [[File:Barracuda - Fish Market.jpg|thumb|Woman with a barracuda in [[Madagascar]]]] A '''barracuda''' is a [[Ray-finned fish|ray finned-fish]] that is about 6 [[feet]] in [[length]]. It is found in [[tropical]] and [[subtropical]] [[ocean]]s worldwide. It is of the [[genus]] '''''Sphyraena''''', the only [[genus]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] '''Sphyraenidae'''. It is famous for its intimidating and ferocious behavior. It is the reason that divers take off any shiny or glittery bracelets in the water. They eat fish that are silver in color, which may cause them to attack someone if they are wearing any shimmering objects. These fish usually stay near the top of the water around sea grass and coral reefs. == Description == Barracudas have long bodies and sharp [[Tooth|teeth]] like a [[piranha]]. Their gill covers are covered with small scales and they have far away [[Dorsal fin|dorsal fins]]. They have a large [[swim bladder]]. == Species list == === Extant species === Barracudas have 29 extant species: * ''[[Sharpfin barracuda|Sphyraena acutipinnis]]'' <small>F. Day, 1876</small> (Sharpfin barracuda) * ''[[Sphyraena afra]]'' <small>W. K. H. Peters, 1844</small> (Guinean barracuda) * ''[[Sphyraena arabiansis]]'' <small>E. M. Abdussamad, Ratheesh, Thangaraja, Bineesh & D. Prakashan, 2015</small> (Arabian barracuda) * ''[[Pacific barracuda|Sphyraena argentea]]'' <small>Girard, 1854</small> (Pacific barracuda) * ''[[Great barracuda|Sphyraena barracuda]]'' <small>(G. Edwards, 1771)</small>