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First record of the great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda (Perciformes, Sphyraenidae), in the Azores, north-east Atlantic.

Luís M D BarcelosJoão B BarreirosJoão Pedro Barreiros
Published in: Journal of fish biology (2024)
One individual of Sphyraena barracuda was collected on August 5, 2023, in the northern coast of Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, by spearfishing. In this note, we report this first record and discuss the occurrence, which represents the northernmost one in the north-east Atlantic.
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