Sphyraena helleri, Heller's barracuda

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Sphyraena helleri Jenkins, 1901

Heller's barracuda
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Etymology: Sphyraena: Greek, sphyraina, -es = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 104 m (Ref. 58302), usually 10 - 60 m (Ref. 89972). Subtropical; 30°N - 29°S, 32°E - 124°W

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Indian Ocean: East Africa and the Mascarene Islands (Ref. 9768). Pacific Ocean: north to southern Japan, south to the Coral Sea, and east to French Polynesia; also from the Hawaiian Islands. Common in oceanic islands of the Pacific (Ref. 9768). The exact range is uncertain because of the confusion of this species with Sphyraena acutipinnis and Sphyraena novaehollandiae.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9768); max. published weight: 1.8 kg (Ref. 4887)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9. Coloration of the body with two bright yellow stripes on the sides; caudal fin darkish.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits coral reefs or bays (Ref. 9768). Usually seen by day in large schools (Ref. 9768). Feeds on small poissons (Ref. 89972). Mainly nocturnal (Ref. 4887). Also caught with set nets (Ref. 9768). Minimum depth from Ref. 089972.

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Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.7 - 28.8, mean 27.5 °C (based on 566 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00326 - 0.01539), b=2.92 (2.75 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 10.3 [4.7, 30.8] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.285 [0.122, 0.637] mg/100g ; Protein = 20.9 [18.9, 22.6] % ; Omega3 = 0.141 [0.060, 0.310] g/100g ; Selenium = 17.5 [6.8, 45.7] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 29.3 [5.9, 164.1] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.303 [0.180, 0.533] mg/100g (wet weight);