Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Family Name Listing

Order: Perciformes, Family: Sphyraenidae
Kaku or Barracudas

Scientific NameHawaiian NameCommon NamePhotoTSNPark StatusAbundanceResidencyNativity
Sphyraena barracudakakugreat barracudaSphyraena sp. kaku. great barracuda650251Present in parkRareBreederNative
Sphyraena hellerikawele'aHeller's barracudaSphyraena helleri. kawele'a. Heller's barracuda170431Present in parkCommonBreederNative

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