California Barracuda

Sphyraena argentea

In-depth Information Regarding this Species

U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean	Kodiak Island to Baja Rare north of Point Conception, California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Habitat	Nearshore Young are in bays (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Depth range (meters)	Surface to 18 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Behavior	Small schools (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	122 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Average Maximum weight (kg)	8.2 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Adult Food Preference	Fish (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Commercial Fishery	Commercial fishery (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)

Recent Wild Harvest Data for Oregon
Data from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Year	Total Catch (Pounds)	Ex-vessel Value ( U.S. Dollars)
1989	N/A	N/A
1990	N/A	N/A
1991	N/A	N/A
1992	N/A	N/A
1993	N/A	N/A
1994	N/A	N/A
1995	N/A	N/A
1996	N/A	N/A
1997	N/A	N/A
1998	N/A	N/A

© 2003 Stephen Sempier