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Chevron/Blackfin Barracuda - Sphyraena qenie Chevon Barracudas - Sphyraena qenie are silvery with dusky to dark tail with dark margin; long cylindrical body and large underslung jaw with pointed teeth, about 18-22 chevron-shaped dark markings on sides. Size up to 1 meter length. Usually form large school numbering to thousands and they are quite a spectacular sight. When in great numbers, the school will looks like a big wall. Usually swims in one direction when there is current. Occasionally, they swims in circle like a tornado, smaller circle on the deeper side to wider circle near the surface. Barracuda,Blackfin barracuda,Chevron Barracuda,Geotagged,Malaysia,Sipadan,Sphyraena qenie Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Chevron/Blackfin Barracuda - Sphyraena qenie

Chevon Barracudas - Sphyraena qenie are silvery with dusky to dark tail with dark margin; long cylindrical body and large underslung jaw with pointed teeth, about 18-22 chevron-shaped dark markings on sides. Size up to 1 meter length. Usually form large school numbering to thousands and they are quite a spectacular sight. When in great numbers, the school will looks like a big wall. Usually swims in one direction when there is current. Occasionally, they swims in circle like a tornado, smaller circle on the deeper side to wider circle near the surface.

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Blackfin barracuda is a species of barracuda found in parts of Indo-Pacific and Western Pacific.

Similar species: Carangiformes
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Aug 9, 2016. Captured in Malaysia.