Systematics and Life History of the Great Barracuda - Sphyraena Barracuda (Walbaum) (Studies in Tropical Oceanography, No. 1)

vii, 179 pp. CONTENTS: Abstract; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Systematics; Synonymy of Sphyraena Barracuda; Young Stages of the Family Sphyraenidae; Key Species of Sphyraenidae for Specimens of 5.5 to 11.9 MM from the Western North Atlantic; Key to Species of Sphyraenidae for Specimens of 12.3 to 130 MM from the Western North Atlantic; of Sphyraenidae for Specimens Longer than 130 MM from the Western North Atlantic; Postlarval Development of Sphyraena Barracuda; Reproduction; Length--Weight Relation; Age and Growth; Mortality and Survival; Landings of Barracuda; Migrations; Ecology; Behavior; Feeding Habits; Food Habits; Attacks by Barracuda on Humans; Poisoning of Humans by Barracuda; Food Habits and Ecological Relations of Organisms in the Food Web of the Barracuda; Conclusions; Literature Cited.