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Sphyraena waitii Waite's Barracuda, New South Wales Barracuda, Waite's Sea-pike

Sphyraena waitii is commonly referred to as Waite's Barracuda, New South Wales Barracuda, Waite's Sea-pike. Difficulty in the aquarium: Que pour les grands aquariums. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Mark Scott, Australien

Foto: Cascade, Norfolk Island


Courtesy of the author Mark Scott, Australien . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
18693 
AphiaID:
273987 
Scientific:
Sphyraena waitii 
German:
Waites Barrakuda 
English:
Waite's Barracuda, New South Wales Barracuda, Waite's Sea-pike 
Category:
Barracudas 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Carangaria incertae sedis (Order) > Sphyraenidae (Family) > Sphyraena (Genus) > waitii (Species) 
Initial determination:
Ogilby, 1908 
Occurrence:
East Coast Australia, Endemic species, New South Wales (Australia), Norfolk Island, Queensland (Australia), Tasman Sea, Victoria (Australia) 
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:
5 - 40 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Marine / Salt Water, Open ocean, in open water, pelagic 
Size:
up to 12.2" (31 cm) 
Temperature:
59 °F - 27,9 °F (15°C - 27,9°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Nekton, Predatory, Sepia, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Que pour les grands aquariums 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-10-21 13:45:00 

Info

Sphyraena waitii is a green barracuda that is silvery on its underside, with a yellow, soft dorsal and caudal fin, as well as a broad, blackish border stripe on the caudal fin.

This species is endemic to the waters of Australia.

The maximum known length is 31 cm FL.

The barracuda is targeted by sport fishermen, even though it is not entirely harmless.

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It has been known since 2003 that Sphyraena barracuda possesses both slow- and fast-acting toxins, but there are no known cases of human poisoning.
The website https://aquareap.com/fish/sphyraena-waitii notes that Sphyraena waitii is also said to possess a protein-based neurotoxin, but we have not (yet) been able to find confirmation of this.

Etymology The species is "Named for Edgar R. Waite, author of many valuable papers on Australian Biology".

We would like to express our sincere thanks to Mark Scott of Australia for the first photo of this species.

Synonyms:
Sphyraena waitei Ogilby, 1908 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sphyraena waiteii Ogilby, 1908 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sphyraena waittei Ogilby, 1908 · unaccepted (misspelling)

External links

  1. Aquareap (en). Abgerufen am 21.10.2026.
  2. Erstbeschreibung: ew or little known fishes in the Queensland Museum. Annals of the Queensland Museum. No. 9, Seite 29 (en). Abgerufen am 21.10.2026.
  3. Identification of slow and fast-acting toxins in a highly ciguatoxic barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) by HPLC/MS and radiolabeled ligand binding (en). Abgerufen am 21.10.2026.

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Foto: Cascade, Norfolk Island

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