Dingo fish
Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829
Status not recordedbony fish
The dingo fish (Sphyraena obtusata) is a species in the family Sphyraenidae, order Perciformes.
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Quick facts about the dingo fish
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the dingo fish live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the dingo fish as introduced in 3 countries.
Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).
Is the dingo fish endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the dingo fish classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- familySphyraenidae
- genusSphyraena
- SpeciesSphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms Sphyraena brachygnathos, Sphyraena brachygnathus, Sphyraena chinensis, Sphyraena obtusa
Other names and names in other languages (49)
- Green-and-gold sea-pikeEnglish
- Obtuse barracudaEnglish
- Short-finned sea-pikeEnglish
- Short-finned SeapikeEnglish
- Short-jawed sea-pikeEnglish
- Striped barracudaEnglish
- Yellowstripe barracudaEnglish
- Yellowtail barracudaEnglish
- AqamArabic
- TitsoBikol
- TorsilyoCebuano
- soltýn žlutoocasýCzech
- kultapyrstöbarrakudaFinnish
- Bécune obtuseFrench
- BabayutiIloko
- Barracuda ottusoItalian
- タイワンカマスJapanese
- KuculMalay
- Barracuda-de-recifePortuguese
- Тупорылая барракудаRussian
- Saguysoysgd
- Zub-saalimSomali
- MsusaSwahili
- ปลาสากเหลืองThai
- BatigFilipino
- Küt IskarmozTurkish
- LusodWaray
- 钝魣Chinese
- باراكودا مخططةArabic
- باراكودا منفرجةArabic
- سمك الدنغArabic
- باراكودا أصفر الذيلArabic
- EdwailmyArabic
- GailaArabic
- GiddArabic
- KaddArabic
- QadadArabic
- Bule-osBikol
- Barracuda dalle strisce gialleItalian
- Barracuda orientaleItalian
- Kacang merahMalay
- LambanaMalay
- PengaluanMalay
- TenakMalay
- TenokMalay
- ปลาน้ำดอกไม้หางเหลืองThai
- BalyosFilipino
- TursilyoFilipino
- 黃尾金梭魚Chinese
Relatives of the dingo fish
Other species in the same genus Sphyraena.

Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Barracuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
Sea pike
Sphyraena jello
Yellowtail barracuda
Sphyraena flavicauda
Barracuda
Sphyraena viridensis
Barracuda
Sphyraena argentea
CompareDingo fish vs Great barracudaDingo fish vs BarracudaDingo fish vs Sea pikeDingo fish vs Yellowtail barracuda
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the dingo fish an invasive species?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the dingo fish as introduced in 3 countries: Cyprus, Libya and Ukraine, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.
What kind of animal is the dingo fish?
The dingo fish (Sphyraena obtusata) belongs to the family Sphyraenidae in the order Perciformes.
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