Barracuda
Sphyraena qenie
The blackfin barracuda, also called the chevron barracuda, has a reputation for being an aggressive predator.
Family
Sphyraenidae
Avg Size
80-140 cm
Habitat
It is usually found on coral reefs to depths of around 50 m, where it gathers in large schools. From late afternoon into dusk it leaves the reef and moves into comparatively deep water to hunt.
Where & When to See It
Banana Reef
Abu Nuhas
Abu Ramada North
Blue Hole - El Bells
Bluff Point
Dunraven (Beacon Rock)
Eel Garden
El Erug
El Fanadir
El Mina Wreck
Fiddle Garden
Jackfish Alley
Kormoran
Lighthouse
Middle Garden
Moray Garden - Golden Blocks
Napoleon Reef
Near Garden
Paradise
Pinky Wall
Ras Abu Helal
Ras Bob
Ras Burg
Ras Disha
Ras Ghozlani
Ras Nasrani
Salem Express
Shaab Abu Nugar
Shaab Claudia
Shaab Eissa
Shag Rock (Kingston)
Shark's Bay
Siyul Kebira
South Ras Abu Galum
Temple
The Alternatives
The Barge at Bluff Point
The Canyon
The Caves
The Ulysses
Three Pools
Tower
Turtle Bay
White Knight
Woodhouse Reef
Amphoras
Carnatic
Chrisoula K
Shaab Petra
Turft El Shahed
Turtle Reef
Abu Ramada South
El Fanous West
Erg Sabina
Kimon M
North Ras Abu Galum
Sha'ab Samadai (Dolphin House)
Shaab Eshta
Small Crack
Small Giftun
Sodfa
Umm Gamar North
Umm Gamar South
Ras Um Sid
Abu Hashish
Jackson Reef
Ras Zaatar
Elphinstone
Laguna Reef
Far Garden
Fury Shoals
Gordon Reef
Gota Kebir
Habili Ali
Rocky Island
Little Brother Island
Rosalie Moller
Shaab El Erg
Soma Bay Garden
Shaab Sabina
Shabrur Um Gamar
Sha'ab Sharm
SS Turkia
North Gabr El Bint
Numidia
Panorama Reef
Abu Kifan
The Islands
Shaab Maksur
Aida
Hamda
Abu Ghalawa
Belina Wreck
Big Brother Island
Big Giftun
Shaab Sataya
Abu Dabbab
Careless Reef
Shark & Yolanda Reef
Shark Observatory
Eel Gardens
Ras Ghamila
Thistlegorm
Ras Katy
Erg Abu Ramada
Erg Somaya
Thomas Reef
Giannis D
Gota Abu Ramada
Gota Soraya
Habili Gaffar
Daedalus Reef
Marcus