European barracuda
📖 Overview
Found in coastal and offshore waters . Feeds mostly on fish, less often on cephalopods and crustaceans .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for European barracuda is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for European barracuda is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for European barracuda is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 100 m , usually ? - 50 m . Subtropical; 48°N - 18°S, 31°W - 37°E
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | European barracuda · Mediterranean Barracuda · Striped Barracuda · barracuda |
| 🏳️Catalan | Espet |
| 🌍CES | soltýn obecný |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Barrakuda · Europæisk barracuda |
| 🇩🇪German | Barracuda · Europäischer Barrakuda · Mittelmeerbarrakuda · Pfeilhecht |
| 🌍ELL | Λούτσος |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Barrakuda · atlantinbarrakuda |
| 🇫🇷French | Brochet de mer · Bècune · Bécune européenne · Bécune européenne, Brochet de mer |
| 🌍HEB | אספירנה חלקה |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Barracuda · Barracuda europeo · Luccio di mare · Luccio marino · Sfirena |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | モトカマス |
| 🌍MLT | Alluzz · Lizz · Luzzu |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Barracuda · Europese barracuda · zeesnoek |
| 🌍NNO | europeisk barrakuda |
| 🌍NOB | europeisk barrakuda |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Barrakuda · Europeisk barracuda |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Barrakuda europejska · Świrena |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Barracuda-do-Mediterrâneo · Barracuda-europeia · Bicuda |
| 🌍RON | Luci |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Барракуда европейская · Европейская барракуда · Европейская сфирена · Мелкочешуйная сфирена |
| 🌍SLV | Barakuda |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Barracuda · Barracuda Europea · Espetòn · Picudo |
| 🌍SQI | Shtize · shtiza e detit · skarmithi |
| 🌍SRP | Barakuda skaram |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Barracuda · Pilgädda |
| 🌍TUR | turna baligi |
| 🌍UKR | Баракуда європейська · Барракуда європейська |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 歐洲魣 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 20 records indexed .
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