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    Species Accepted

    Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      43 results
      Bacuda Portuguese
      Barra English
      Barracouda French
      Barracouta French
      Barracuda Bicuda Portuguese
      Becuna Spanish
      Bicuda Portuguese
      Bicuda-cachorra Portuguese
      Bicuda-de-corso Portuguese
      Bicuda-gigante Portuguese

      Treatments

      1 result

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      12 results
      Catesby, M., & Edwards, G. (1771). A catalogue of the animals and plants represented in Catesby’s Natural History of Carolina. With the Linnean names. In: Edwards’s (1771) edition of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas Islands by Mark Catesby. Volume I: 100 pp., 100 pis; Volume II: 100 pp., 100 pis; appendix: 20 pp., 20 pis. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.58835 10.5962/bhl.title.58835
      Lacepède, B. G. E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=117
      Catesby, M. (1771). The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands; containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents ... with their descriptions in English and French, etc. 3rd. ed. 2 vols. London. [A rejected work on the Official Index, ICZN Opinions 89 and 259 (but not appendix by Edwards). [Also 1st ed., 1743; 2nd ed., 1754.]]. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.58835 10.5962/bhl.title.58835
      Nelson, J. S., Crossman, E. J., Espinosa-Pérez, H., Findley, L. T., Gilbert, C. R., Lea, R. N., & Williams, J. D. (2004). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico Special Publication. American Fisheries Society, 29 American Fisheries Society: Bethesda. ISBN 1-888569-61-1. 386 + CD-Rom, pp. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=168273
      Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, v. 3: i–xxviii + 2 pp. + 1–500, Pls. 41–71. [Cuvier authored volume. i–xxii + 1–368 in Strasbourg edition.]. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=355733
      Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt-am-Main. 1-148, Pls. Part, 4. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.53778 10.5962/bhl.title.53778
      Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, v. 7: i–xxix + 1–531, Pls. 170–208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1–440, Valenciennes 441–531. i–xxii + 1–399 in Strasbourg edition.]. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=261357
      Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1128
      Bacchet, P., Zysman, T. & Lefèvre, Y. 2016. Guide des Poissons de Tahiti et ses Iles. Quatrième édition revue et augmentée. Editions Au vent des Iles, Papeete. 645 pp.
      Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt Am Main, i–ii + 1–148, Pls. 1–33. [1835:1–28, Pls. 1–7; 1836:29–52, Pls. 8–14; 1837:53–80, Pls. 15–21; 1838:81–148, Pls. 22–33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=378029

      Citation

      Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) in undefined