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Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda
About the species

A long, silver torpedo of a fish with a fearsome underslung jaw bristling with dagger-like teeth, often hanging motionless in the blue to inspect divers. Solitary adults patrol reef edges and drop-offs, while smaller individuals gather in loose groups.


Where to see it

38 sites in the catalogue.

Daedalus
North Plateau (Anemone City)
ModerateYear-round
Dahab
Ras Abu Galum
LowYear-round
Dahab
The Blue Hole
LowYear-round
El Gouna
Manta Point
ModerateYear-round
El Gouna
Shabroah Siyul (Blind Reef)
ModerateYear-round
El Quseir
Mangrove Bay
LowYear-round
El Quseir
The Rock (El Quseir)
ModerateYear-round
Hamata
Gota Sataya
ModerateYear-round
Hamata
Sataya (Dolphin Reef)
ModerateYear-round
Hamata
Sha'ab Maksur
HighYear-round
Hurghada
Abu Ramada (North & South)
ModerateYear-round
Hurghada
Big Giftun (Erg Diana / Sha'ab Sabina)
HighYear-round
Hurghada
Carless Reef
ModerateYear-round
Marsa Alam
Sha'ab Marsa Alam
ModerateYear-round
Nuweiba
El Hibeq (Sinker)
ModerateYear-round
Nuweiba
Ras Shaitan (Devil's Head)
ModerateYear-round
Safaga
Abu Kafan
HighYear-round
Safaga
Panorama Reef
ModerateYear-round
Safaga
Ras Abu Soma
ModerateYear-round
Safaga
Shaab Sheer
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Gordon Reef
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Jackson Reef
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Ras Nasrani
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Shark Observatory
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Shark & Yolanda Reef
HighYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
White Knight
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Woodhouse Reef
ModerateYear-round
St John's
Dangerous Reef
ModerateYear-round
St John's
Habili Ali
ModerateYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Carnatic
LowYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Rosalie Moller
ModerateYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Rosalie Moller Wreck
ModerateYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Sha'ab Abu Nuhas (Reef)
ModerateYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Shadwan Island
ModerateYear-round
Strait of Gubal
SS Thistlegorm
ModerateYear-round
Taba
Maxwell's Reef
ModerateYear-round
Taba
Ras Amira
ModerateYear-round
The Brothers
Big Brother North Plateau
ModerateYear-round

Sighting history
Verified sightings · last 12 months

0 sightings logged. Peak: Jan / Jun / Jul.

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