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Barracouta

Thyrsites atun

Seabook: Barracouta

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550 m

Description

Thyrsites atun (Euphrasén, 1791), known as the snoek in South Africa and as the barracouta in Australasia, is a long, thin species of snake mackerel found in the seas of the Southern Hemisphere, and a popular food fish in South Africa, particularly along the west and southwest coast. Despite its Australasian name, it is n... Read more in Seabook

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Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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