Sphyraena borealis DeKay, 1842
Northern sennet
photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Family:  Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Max. size:  46 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 65 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Massachusetts to southern Florida in USA and Gulf of Mexico.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 5-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 24
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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