Barracuda

The great barracuda is found in most all of the Atlantic tropical waters. Barracuda are prevalent around the Florida shoreline and Keys, the Bahamas, Central and Northern South America. A fierce-looking fish, the Great Barracuda grows much larger than the related Pacific barracuda.

They are distinguished by the long, slender body, large eyes, pointed snout, and impressive set of teeth, similar to the freshwater northern pike. They are bluish-gray in color with silver bellies and black spots towards the tail. It has a large, protruding lower jaw, which is effective in displaying a number of the barracuda’s lower teeth. The barracuda has two dorsal fins, the front characterized by sharp spines.