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Sphyraena intermedia Pastore, 2009 |
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photo by
Pastore, M.A. |
| Family: | Sphyraenidae (Barracudas) | |||
| Max. size: | 74.5 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Sea: Italy. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-15; Anal soft rays: 10-10 | |||
| Biology: | Collected using gill nets, trawl nets, seining and 'lampara' engine. Stomach contents include remains of cephalopods, Sardina pilchardus or Sardinella aurita, a young Sphyraena sphyraena, and fluid materials. Some were infected in the stomach and gonads by the anisakid nematode Anisakis sp. (Ref. 82428). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 March 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||