Great Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Sphyraenidaefish1.8m / 6ftLeast Concern
About Great Barracuda.
Large solitary barracuda with an underslung jaw, hanging motionless mid-water before lightning strikes on baitfish.
Where it lives.
Reef edges, channels, open water
How it behaves.
Solitary ambush hunter, curious of divers
Best time to see it.
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Where to see it.
Bahura
Anilao
Cathedral
Panglao
Cervera Shoal
Panglao
Diver's Heaven
Panglao
Kalipayan
Panglao
Mainit Point
Anilao
Manta Alley
Komodo National Park
Napaling Reef
Panglao
Pamilacan Sanctuary
Pamilacan Island
Pink Beach
Komodo National Park