Sphyraena arabiansis commonly known as the Arabian barracuda Is a species of barracuda found in the eastern Arabian Sea. Once thought to be a population of great barracuda they are now considered distinct due to morphological and genetic differences.[1][2]
| Arabian barracuda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Sphyraenidae |
| Genus: | Sphyraena |
| Species: | S. arabiansis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphyraena arabiansis (ABDUSSAMAD, 2015)
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Distribution
editDiscovered off the coast of Kerala in Southwest India and around the Lakshadweep Islands.[3] They are also known to occur in other parts of the Arabian sea such as off the coast of Pakistan.[4]
Distinction
editArabian barracudas are closely related to Great barracudas but are distinguished by having many small cycloid scales down the length of the body, a lack of black spots, a rounded maxilla that ends before and below the anterior margin of the eye, and their Lateral line curves before the origin of the dorsal fin.[2] These morphological differences along with a few others and genetic differences distinguish the two species.[3][2]
References
edit- ^ Sudha Nambudiri (Jul 8, 2015). "New species of barracuda identified in Arabian Sea | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ a b c ABDUSSAMAD, E. M. (2015). "Sphyraena arabiansis a new species of barracuda (Family: Sphyraenidae) from the south-west coast of India" (PDF). Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute. 62: 1–6.
- ^ a b "Sphyraena arabiansis, Arabian barracuda". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ Manzoor, Hina (2020). "FIRST RECORD OF ARABIAN BARRACUDA SPHYRAENA ARABIANSIS, ABDUSSAMAD & RETHEESH, 2015 (FAMILY: SPHYRAENIDAE) FROM PAKISTAN" (PDF). International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology. 17: 463–468.
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