Bigeye Barracuda
Sphyraena forsteri
Sphyraenidaefish0.8m / 2.6ftLeast Concern
About Bigeye Barracuda.
Mid-water schooling barracuda that forms slow-rotating walls — Sipadan’s Barracuda Point is named for them.
Where it lives.
Reef points, walls
How it behaves.
Dense schools, calm around divers
Best time to see it.
Best months to see Bigeye Barracuda · 4 months highlighted
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Where to see it.
Barracuda Point
Sipadan Island
Cabilao Shark Point (Lighthouse)
Cabilao Island
Richelieu Rock
Similan Islands
Shark and Yolanda Reef
Ras Mohammed
Shark Ridge (Apo Reef)
Apo Reef Natural Park
SS Thistlegorm
Sharm el-Sheikh
The Canyons
Puerto Galera
Verde Island Wall
Verde Island