picuda, Sphyraena sphyraena var. Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:110, Pl. 29 (upper fig.) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] South America. No types known. Described as a variety in text, as Sphyraena picuda in plate. •Synonym of Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum 1792 [Edwards 1771]) -- (de Sylva 1975:84 [ref. 6302], Dor 1984:194 [ref. 29757], de Sylva 1990:861 [ref. 19190], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:323 [ref. 25013], Kottelat 2013:445 [ref. 32989], Russell in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2869 [ref. 34618]). Current status: Synonym of Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards 1771). Sphyraenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.