Sphyraena barracuda

Great Barracuda

As recorded: Sphyraena baracuda (Walbaum, 1792)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Sphyraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, M. Hutomo, and Pari Island Marine Station staffM. Hutomo →Pari Island Marine Station staff →Johnson Randall →
Date: November 3, 1982
Locality: Java; Seribu Islands; Pulau Pari
Island: Java
Depth: 0 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

14 Bishop specimens of Sphyraena barracuda · collected 1923–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 3, 1982, J.E. Randall, M. Hutomo, and Pari Island Marine Station staff also collected 24+ other specimens.

Sphyraena barracuda observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,237 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Les Anses-d'Arlet, MQ

(c) thib59972, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Curaçao

(c) The Little Green Boat (Curaçao), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Green Island, AU

(c) wild_felix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Curaçao

(c) The Little Green Boat (Curaçao), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

(c) dubiousgibbon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Anne Bonny Ln, Summerland Key, FL, US

(c) mssjordan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sphyraena barracuda. BPBM 40565. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090236928. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/40565.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 1090236928 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026