After Carroll, 1988, and Nelson, 1994, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Sphyraenidae (barracudat; barracudas) |-- †Parasphyraena apsheronica `--o Sphyraena U. Eoc. Af., M. Eoc. Eu., Mioc. EInd., Pleist. As. NA., R. Oc. ()? [N: 18] [FB: 25] |-- †S. bolcensis |-- †S. fajumensis |-- S. acutipinnis Day, 1876 (Sharpfin barracuda) |-- S. afra Peters, 1844 (Guinean barracuda) |-- S. argentea Girard, 1854 (Pacific barracuda) |-- S. barracuda (Walbaum, 1792) (barracuda; Great barracuda) |-- S. borealis DeKay, 1842 (Northern sennet) |-- S. chrysotaenia Klunzinger, 1884 (Yellowstripe barracuda) |-- S. ensis Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 (Mexican barracuda) |-- S. flavicauda Rüppell, 1838 (Yellowtail barracuda) |-- S. forsteri Cuvier, 1829 (Bigeye barracuda) |-- S. guachancho Cuvier, 1829 (Guachanche barracuda) |-- S. helleri Jenkins, 1901 (Heller's barracuda) |-- S. idiastes Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 (Pelican barracuda) |-- S. japonica Cuvier, 1829 (Japanese barracuda) |-- S. jello Cuvier, 1829 (Pickhandle barracuda) |-- S. lucasana Gill, 1863 (Lucas barracuda) |-- S. novaehollandiae Günther, 1860 (Australian barracuda) |-- S. obtusata Cuvier, 1829 (Obtuse barracuda) |-- S. picudilla Poey, 1860 (Southern sennet) |-- S. pinguis Günther, 1874 (Red barracuda) |-- S. putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905 (Sawtooth barracuda) |-- S. qenie Klunzinger, 1870 (Blackfin barracuda) |-- S. sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758) (pikkubarracuda; European barracuda) |-- S. tome Fowler, 1903 |-- S. viridensis Cuvier, 1829 (Yellowmouth barracuda) `-- S. waitii Ogilby, 1908
Reference(s):
- Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Frickhinger, K. A., 1995: Fossil Atlas – Fishes.
–Mergus – Publishers for Natural History and Pet Books, Hans A. Baensch, Malle, Germany, 1-1088 - Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Lahti, S., Malmström, K. K., Koli, L., Leikola, A., Syrjämäki, J. & Lahti, J., 1980: Zoo, Suuri Eläinkirja 5: Kalat, sammakkoeläimet, matelijat.
–Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva, 1980
Original work [in French]: Beauté Du Monde Animal: IX Reptiles/Amphibiens & X Poissons.
–Rizzoli Editore, Milano, 1968 - Murray, A. M. & Stewart, K. M., 2001: Late Eocene and Early Oligocene teleost fishes from Fayûm, Egypt.
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 21, #3, Supplement to #3, pp. 82A - Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
–John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600