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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.

  1. Cyprus
  2. Libya
  3. Ukraine

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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familySphyraenidae
  6. genusSphyraena
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dingo fish

Other species in the same genus Sphyraena.

Barracuda

Sphyraena sphyraena

SphyraenidaeNo free photo yet

Sea pike

Sphyraena jello

SphyraenidaeNo free photo yet

Barracuda

Sphyraena viridensis

SphyraenidaeNo free photo yet

Barracuda

Sphyraena argentea

SphyraenidaeNo free photo yet

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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.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dingo fish (Sphyraena obtusata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dingo-fish

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BibTeX
@misc{dingo_fish_2026,
  title = {Dingo fish (Sphyraena obtusata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dingo-fish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}