Common Name
Sharpchin Barracudina
Year Described
Risso, 1820
Identification
Dorsal Fin: 9-11
Anal Fin: 22-24
Pectoral Fin: 14-15
Pelvic Fin: 9
Lateral Line: 58-61
Vertebrae: 68-74
Range Map
Range
The northern subtropical to boreal Atlantic, north of 30 degrees latitude. Found from Greenland to off Cape Hatteras.
References
Rofen, R.R. In: Anderson, W.W., R.H. Gibbs, F.H. Berry, W.A. Gosline, J.E. Bohlke, N.B. Marshall, R.L. Bolin, G.W. Mead, J.W. Gehringer, R.R. Rofen, and N.J. Wilimovsky. 1966. Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Part 5. Iniomi and Lyomeri. Memoir No. 1. Sears Foundation for Marine Research; Yale University, New Haven, CT. 647 pp., 220 plates.