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Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Perciformes
family
Sphyraenidae
genus
Sphyraena
species
Sphyraena sphyraena

Name

Synonyms
Esox spet Haüy, 1787
Esox sphyraena Linnaeus, 1758
Sphyraena bocagei Osório, 1891
Sphyraena spet (Lacepède, 1803)
Sphyraena sphyraena bocagei Osório, 1891
Sphyraena vulgaris Cuvier, 1829
Homonyms
Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Alluzz in Maltese
Babayuti in language.
Barakuda in Slovenian
Barakuda skaram in Serbian
Barracuda in Swedish
Barracuda in Dutch
Barracuda in German
Barracuda in Spanish
Barracuda in Italian
Barracuda Europea in Spanish
Barracuda europeo in Italian
Barracuda-do-Mediterrâneo in Portuguese
Barracuda-europeia in Portuguese
Barrakuda in Norwegian
Barrakuda in Danish
Barrakuda in Finnish
Barrakuda europejska in Polish
Barrakuda europejska in Polish
Bicuda in Portuguese
Brochet de mer in French
Bècune in French
Bècune in French
Bécune européenne in French
Bécune européenne, Brochet de mer in French
Espet in Catalan–Valencian
Espetòn in Spanish
Espetòn in Spanish
Espetón in Spanish
Espetón in Spanish
European barracuda in English
European barracuda in English
European barracuda in English
European barracuda in English
European barracuda in English
Europeisk barracuda in Norwegian
Europese barracuda in Dutch
Europese barracuda in Dutch
Europäischer Barrakuda in German
Europäischer Barrakuda in German
Europæisk barracuda in Danish
Kouta in language.
Lizz in Maltese
Luccio di mare in Italian
Luccio marino in Italian
Luci in Romanian
Luzzu in Maltese
Mediterranean Barracuda in English
Mittelmeerbarrakuda in German
Pfeilhecht in German
Picudo in Spanish

Bibliographic References

  1. Chans JJ, Garrido S, Calderón J (2006) Informe sobre la biodiversidad de Doñana. Listado de Organismos. En: Máñez M. (IP) Diseño y puesta a punto del programa de seguimiento de procesos y recursos naturales en el Parque Nacional de Doñana. Memoria final. Estación Biológica de Doñana-Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales.
  2. Fernández-Delgado C, Drake P, Arias AM, García-González D (2000) Peces de Doñana y su entorno. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente. Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales. Madrid. 272 pp
  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  4. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  5. Román J, Arias A M, Arroyo J L, Bastianelli G, Calzada J, Clavero M, Cobo M D, Díaz-Paniagua C, Ibáñez C, Juste J, Martínez A, Nogueras J, de los Reyes L, Revilla E, Rodríguez R, Rodríguez-Rodríguez E J, del Valle J L, Janss G F E, Tablado Z, D'Amico M, Navarro L M (2025). Checklist of the vertebrate fauna of the Doñana Biosphere Reserve (Spain) - 2025. Version 1.0. Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC). Checklist dataset. https://doi.org/10.15470/idnt5f
  6. Sobrino-Yraola I, García-García A, García-Isarch E, Silva-Caparro L, Baro-Domínguez J, Mas-Hernández J, Royo-Rodríguez A, Jordano-Fraga J (2005) Estudio previo para la delimitación de una reserva de pesca en la desembocadura del Guadalquivir. Ed. Junta de Andalucía. Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca. Sevilla. 215 pp. https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/export/drupaljda/Estudio%20previo%20para%20la%20delimitación%20de%20una%20reserva%20de%20pesca%20en%20la%20desembocadura%20del%20Guadalquivir_.pdf
  7. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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