Sphyraena jello Pickhandle Barracuda, Dingo-fish, Giant Seapike, Giant Sea-pike, Pick-handle Barracuda, Sea Pike, Slender Seapike, Yellowtail Barracuda

Sphyraena jellois commonly referred to as Pickhandle Barracuda, Dingo-fish, Giant Seapike, Giant Sea-pike, Pick-handle Barracuda, Sea Pike, Slender Seapike, Yellowtail Barracuda. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

7331 

AphiaID:

212045 

Scientific:

Sphyraena jello 

German:

Barrakuda 

English:

Pickhandle Barracuda, Dingo-fish, Giant Seapike, Giant Sea-pike, Pick-handle Barracuda, Sea Pike, Slender Seapike, Yellowtail Barracuda 

Category:

Barracudas 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Sphyraenidae (Family) > Sphyraena (Genus) > jello (Species) 

Initial determination:

Cuvier, 1829 

Occurrence:

Kuwait, Sudan, Djibouti, Hong Kong, Eritrea, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arafura Sea, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, Egypt, Fiji, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Irak, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Territory (Australia), Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Seychelles, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

20 - 200 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Rocky reefs 

Size:

47.24" - 59.06" (120cm - 150cm) 

Temperature:

19,9 °F - 31,4 °F (19,9°C - 31,4°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Fish eggs, Fish larvae, Lobster, Nekton, Predatory, Rock lobster, Schrimps, Sepia 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Sphyraena acutipinnis
  Pfeil-Barrakuda
• 
  Sphyraena afra
  Guinea-Barrakuda
• Sphyraena argentea
• 
  Sphyraena barracuda
  Großer Barrakuda
• 
  Sphyraena borealis
  Nördlicher Barrakuda
• Sphyraena chrysotaenia
• Sphyraena ensis
• 
  Sphyraena flavicauda
  Gelbschwanz Barracuda
• 
  Sphyraena forsteri
  Großaugen-Barrakuda
• 
  Sphyraena guachancho
  Barrakuda
• 
  Sphyraena helleri
  Heller-Barrakuda
• Sphyraena iburiensis
• 
  Sphyraena idiastes
  Pelikan-Barrakuda
• Sphyraena intermedia
• Sphyraena japonica
• 
  Sphyraena jello
  Barrakuda
• 
  Sphyraena lucasana
  Barrakuda
• Sphyraena novaehollandiae
• 
  Sphyraena obtusata
  Gestreifter Barrakuda
• 
  Sphyraena picudilla
  Gelbstreifen-Barrakuda , Südlicher Barrakuda
• Sphyraena pinguis
• 
  Sphyraena putnamae
  Sawtooth Barracuda
• 
  Sphyraena qenie
  Dunkelflossen- oder Querstreifen-Barrakuda
• 
  Sphyraena sphyraena
  Europäische Barrakuda
• Sphyraena tome
• 
  Sphyraena viridensis
  Gebänderter Barrakuda , Gelbmaul-Barakuda
• Sphyraena waitii
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-07-07 16:44:40 

Last edit:

2020-08-11 09:08:46 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Sphyraena jello has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Sphyraena jello in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Sphyraena jello. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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