Saltwater fish. Barracudas. Silver. Long, cylindrical body. Large underslung jaw, pointed teeth often obvious. Drifts around reefs and other habitats. Solitary or in small groups.

- Atlantic Tarpon Megalops atlanticus (which is also a long, silvery fish).

Size: 60–100 cm,  max 180 cm.
Colour: silver or blue type coloration or grey above chalky-white below,  black spots occurs on each side. Shape: elongated fish with powerful jaws.

Inhabits coral reefs and subtropical parts of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans

BES-eilanden: St. Eustatius, Saba.

[Niels Schrieken, april 2015]

- DeLoach, N., & Humann, P. (2002). Reef Fish Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas - 3th Edition. New World Publications, Inc.

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