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Sennit

Sphyraena pinguis Günther, 1874

Status not recordedbony fish

The sennit (Sphyraena pinguis) is a species in the family Sphyraenidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the sennit

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 sennit live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the sennit as introduced in 12 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Croatiainvasive
  2. Tunisiainvasive
  3. Cyprus
  4. Egypt
  5. Greece
  6. Israel
  7. Lebanon
  8. Libya
  9. Malta
  10. Russia
  11. Syria
  12. Türkiye

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 sennit 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 sennit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familySphyraenidae
  6. genusSphyraena
  7. SpeciesSphyraena pinguis Günther, 1874

Synonyms Sphyraena chrysotaenia, Sphyraena obtustata, Sphyraena schlegeli, Sphyraenella chrysotaenia

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Brown barracudaEnglish
  • Green-and-gold barracudaEnglish
  • Obtuse barracudaEnglish
  • Striped barracudaEnglish
  • Striped sea pikeEnglish
  • Striped sea-pikeEnglish
  • Yellow-tailEnglish
  • Yellowstripe barracudaEnglish
  • YellowtailEnglish
  • Yellowtail SennitEnglish
  • باراكودا الذهبية والخضراءArabic
  • soltýn zlatoocasýCzech
  • Rød barracudaDanish
  • linjabarrakudaFinnish
  • Bécune à ligne jauneFrench
  • アカカマスJapanese
  • 꼬치고기Korean
  • MeaiPalauan
  • Barracuda-olivaPortuguese
  • Красная барракудаRussian
  • Sarıçizgili IskarmozTurkish
  • Баракуда червонаUkrainian
  • soltýn načervenalýCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sennit

Other species in the same genus Sphyraena.

Barracuda

Sphyraena sphyraena

SphyraenidaeNo free photo yet

Sea pike

Sphyraena jello

SphyraenidaeNo free photo yet

Dingo fish

Sphyraena obtusata

SphyraenidaeNo free photo yet

Barracuda

Sphyraena viridensis

SphyraenidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSennit vs Great barracudaSennit vs BarracudaSennit vs Sea pikeSennit vs Yellowtail barracuda

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the sennit an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the sennit as invasive in 2 countries: Croatia and Tunisia. It lists it as introduced in 12 in all.

What kind of animal is the sennit?

The sennit (Sphyraena pinguis) 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). Sennit (Sphyraena pinguis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sennit

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BibTeX
@misc{sennit_2026,
  title = {Sennit (Sphyraena pinguis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sennit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}