Species guide
How to catch Sawtooth barracuda
Sphyraena putnamae
saltwatergame fishSphyraenidae
The sawtooth barracuda is a sleek, elongated predator found mainly around current-swept reefs and lagoons. It often forms large schools during the day and is nocturnally active, hunting smaller fish. Known as a game fish, it can grow up to 90 cm long.
Where they live
Inhabits shallow to moderate depths (3-20 m) near lagoon and seaward reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Also found in bays and turbid inner lagoons.
Typical size
Up to about 90 cm
What they eat
- small finfish
Best baits
- small live fish
- cut bait fish
Best lures
- metal spoons
- small hard-bodied lures
- jigs
How to fish for them
- casting near reefs
- trolling near current areas
- drift fishing
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