(Yellowtail barracuda)
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 25 m . Tropical; 31°N - 31°S, 31°E - 169°W
Maturity: Lm 28.0 range ? - ? cm Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; max. reported age: 99 years
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9. Body with two brown or brownish yellow longitudinal stripes which may disappear in old specimens; caudal fin yellowish . S. flavicauda is more elongate than S. obtusata and differs in dorsal fin height pectoral fin length .
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:14 August 2023 (FishBase)
Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.
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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"
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Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.