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Guinean barracuda

Sphyraena afra

Description:

Its body is long, fairly compressed, and covered with small, smooth scales. Some species could reach up to 1.8m in length and 30 cm in width.

Habitat:

brackish freshwater near the coast

Notes:

I fished this in Loango National Park in Gabon.

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2 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

I think you're right timedwar. Thanks for helping me ID this to the species level.

timedwar
timedwar 12 years ago

Looks like a Guinean Barracuda

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Ogooué-Maritime, Gabon

Spotted on Mar 13, 2004
Submitted on May 13, 2011

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