Chevron Barracuda
Sphyraena qenie
Sighting evidence at Fahal Island, Muscat
Photo: Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC
Fahal Island hosts some of the Arabian Sea's most spectacular barracuda aggregations — schools of several hundred individuals form rotating cylinders around the reef pinnacles, a defensive and thermoregulatory behaviour that confuses predators. Each fish maintains precise spacing within the school using lateral-line pressure sensing. The schools intensify near current-exposed promontories where upwellings concentrate prey.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Chevron Barracuda is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.