
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.
Similar species: Carangiformes
By Albert Kang
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Uploaded Aug 9, 2016. Captured in Malaysia.