Great barracudas are naturally inquisitive. Because they hunt mainly by sight, barracudas sometimes attempt to steal fish from spear fishers or approach divers, mistaking the glint of a diving knife as a shiny fish.
Adult great barracudas are large fish — some exceeding five feet long and weighing more than pounds — with a lifespan of around 14 years in the wild. Given their size and speed, barracudas do not have many predators capable of catching and eating them. Some anglers value barracudas as a gamefish because of their strength and speed. The great barracuda is not prized as a commercial fish in North American waters, but they can be caught as bycatch in gillnets and other fishing gear.
Barracudas are adept hunters with few predators because of their speed and size. Great barracudas can grow to more than 5 feet long and weigh more than pounds. Click here or below to download hands-on marine science activities for kids. Protect Habitat. View All. We have already protected nearly 4 million square miles of ocean and innumerable sea life - but there is still more to be done.
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Animalia: information 1 Animalia: pictures Animalia: specimens Animalia: sounds Animalia: maps Eumetazoa metazoans. Eumetazoa: pictures Eumetazoa: specimens Eumetazoa: sounds Eumetazoa: maps Bilateria bilaterally symmetrical animals.
Bilateria: pictures Bilateria: specimens Bilateria: sounds Bilateria: maps Deuterostomia deuterostomes. Deuterostomia: pictures Deuterostomia: specimens Deuterostomia: sounds Phylum Chordata chordates. Chordata: information 1 Chordata: pictures Chordata: specimens Chordata: sounds Craniata craniates. Craniata: pictures Craniata: specimens Craniata: sounds Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates. Vertebrata: information 1 Vertebrata: pictures Vertebrata: specimens Vertebrata: sounds Superclass Gnathostomata jawed vertebrates.
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