Blackfin barracuda

Sphyraena qenie

Also called Picuda serpentina

Grows to: 1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Group: Fish
Family: Sphyraenidae

Where to see it

Known from Koh Tao and Koh Samui, Egyptian Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef and 8 more places.

All year
- Koh Tao and Koh SamuiChumphon Pinnacle and Sail Rock

Also seen in Egyptian Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii, Komodo, Maldives, Pacific Costa Rica, Palau, Philippines, Phuket and the Similans and Raja Ampat.

Source: GBIF and dive operators.

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