becuna, Sphyraena Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:325, 327, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] No locality [Martinique Island, West Indies]. No types known. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1971:721 [ref. 21541]. Based on Plumier drawing and manuscript. •Synonym of Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum 1792 [Edwards 1771]) -- (de Sylva 1975:84 [ref. 6302], Kottelat 2013:445 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards 1771). Sphyraenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.