Juergen Freund / Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Schooling Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) with Teira batfish (Platax teira) in background, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Pitkin / Striped / Mediterranean barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena) shoal, Perduto, Lavezzi Islands, Corsica, France, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Pitkin / Striped / Mediterranean barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena) shoal over rocks, Perduto, Lavezzi Islands, Corsica, France, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Pitkin / Striped / Mediterranean barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena) shoal, Perduto, Lavezzi Islands, Corsica, France, September 2008

Juergen Freund / Schooling Chevron barracuda (Sphyraena putnamiae / qenie) Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Great Barracuda {Sphyraena barracuda} Caribbean

Michael Pitts / Shoal of Blackfin barracuda {Sphyraena quenie} Walindi, West New Britain, Pacific

Brent Hedges / Great barracuda {Sphyraena barracuda} Andaman Sea, Indo-Pacific

Brent Hedges / Great barracuda {Sphyraena barracuda} Andaman Sea, Indo-Pacific

Doug Perrine / Spinning column of Chevron barracuda {Sphyraena putnamiae} Sipadan, Malaysia

Chris Newbert / Blackfin Barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) in a spiraling school at 70 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Pickhandle Barracuda (Sphyraena jello) school, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Elephant Ear Sponge (Ianthella basta) and schooling Barracuda (Sphyraena genie) in background, 110 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Chevron Barracuda (Sphyraena putnamiae) spiraling school, 60 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Fred Bavendam / Blackfin Barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) school off of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Michael Pitts / Chevron barracuda fish schooling, Yap, Micronesia

Juergen Freund / School of Barracudas in tight ball {Sphyraena sp} Sulu-sulawesi seas, Indo-pacific

Pete Oxford / Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba, Caribbean

Pete Oxford / Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Pete Oxford / Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda). Xcalac Marine Reserve, South Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Juergen Freund / Shoal of schooling Bigeye barracuda (Sphyraena forsteri) Tubbataha National Marine Park, Philippines.

Juergen Freund / Schooling Chevron barracudas (Sphyraena putnamiae) Sipadan, Malaysia.

Juergen Freund / Schooling Chevron barracudas (Sphyraena putnamiae) Sipadan, Malaysia.

Juergen Freund / Schooling Chevron barracudas (Sphyraena putnamiae) Sipadan, Malaysia.

Juergen Freund / Solitary Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) in the Liberty wreck with diver, Bali, Indonesia, September 2009.

Nick Upton / Mediterrranean / Striped barracuda (Sphyrana sphyraena) swimming past a mooring rope in Cargese harbour, Corsica, viewed from above water. Corsica, France, May.

Nick Upton / Mediterrranean / Striped barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena) shoal chasing small fish fry in Cargese harbour, Corsica, viewed from above water. Corsica, France, May.

Tim Laman / Late afternoon reef scene with schools of Fusiliers (Caesionidae) Barracuda (Sphraena) and Snappers settling closer to the reef. Vicinity of Gam Island, West Papua, Indonesia, May 2007

Aflo / ic-08905 Shoal of Barracuda {Sphyraena} Japan.

Aflo / ic-08903 Shoal of Barracuda {Sphyraena} Japan.

Aflo / ic-08801 Shoal of Barracuda {Sphyraena} Japan.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Shoal of Striped barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis) Pico, Azores, Portugal, July 2009

Claudio Contreras / Shoal of Horse-eye jack / trevally (Caranx latus) with Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) in the background, Cancun National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, July

Jeff Rotman / Fishermen with Barracuda caught with rod and reel, Tofo, Mozambique, November 2008

Jeff Rotman / Fishermen with Barracuda caught with rod and reel, Tofo, Mozambique, November 2008

Fred Bavendam / Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), Bali, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Black-stripe Sweeper (Pempheris schwenkii) and Obtuse Barracuda (Sphyraena obtusata) schools, Exmouth, Australia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Pitkin / Striped / Mediterranean barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena) schoal, Perduto, Lavezzi Islands, Corsica, France, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Pitkin / Striped / Mediterranean barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena) shoal, Perduto, Lavezzi Islands, Corsica, France, September 2008

Juergen Freund / Schooling Chevron barracuda (Sphyraena putnamiae / qenie). Indo-pacific

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Pickhandle barracuda (Sphyraena jello), juveniles. Egypt, Red Sea

Jeff Rotman / Close-up of divers interacting with Giant Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) in Bahamas, Caribbean Sea Model released.

Ross and Diane Armstrong / Chevron Barracuda (Sphyraena putnamiae) schooling in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Norbert Wu / Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) school, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Schooling Great barracudas {Sphyraena barracuda} Indo-Pacific

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Blackfin barracudas (Spyraena qenie) Sipadan, Malaysia.

Jeff Rotman / Deep Sea Barracuda (Sphryaena sp.) portrait with mouth open (500 metres). Israel, Red Sea.

Nature Production / School of Great Barracuda {Sphyraena barracuda} Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Barracuda (Sphyraena sp) school, 50 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Hiroya Minakuchi / Chevron Barracuda (Sphyraena putnamiae) school, Sipadan Island, Celebes Sea, Borneo, Malaysia

Juergen Freund / Great barracuda schooling {Sphyraena barracuda} Indo Pacific

Brent Hedges / Great barracuda {Sphyraena barracuda} Andaman Sea, Indo-Pacific

Brent Hedges / Great barracuda {Sphyraena barracuda} Andaman Sea, Indo-Pacific

Doug Perrine / Great barracuda {Sphyraena barracuda} Atlantic

Doug Perrine / Diver with Great Barracuda {Phrynaea barracuda} Saba, Malaysia

Brent Hedges / Chevron barracuda {Sphyraena putnamiae}, Papua New Guinea.

Brent Hedges / Shoal of Chevron barracuda {Sphyraena putnamiae} Papua New Guinea

Mike Parry / Chevron Barracuda (Sphyraena putnamiae) school, Papua New Guinea

Mike Parry / Chevron Barracuda (Sphyraena putnamiae) school, Papua New Guinea

Mike Parry / Chevron Barracuda (Sphyraena putnamiae) school, Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Blackfin Barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) schooling, 70 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Norbert Wu / Barracuda (Sphyraena sp) school, Fiji

Birgitte Wilms / Pickhandle Barracuda (Sphyraena jello) school, Solomon Islands

Norbert Wu / Cavalla (Caranx sp) school and Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) swirl behind walls of Sea Fans, Papua New Guinea

Norbert Wu / Barracuda (Sphyraena sp) schooling, large predators, Fiji

Norbert Wu / Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) with hook in mouth, Roatan Island, Honduras

Flip Nicklin / Sponge with schooling Barracuda in the background, Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia

Fred Bavendam / Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) portrait, South Caicos Island, British West Indies, Caribbean

Fred Bavendam / Blackfin Barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) schooling, Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Juergen Freund / Schooling Barracuda fish {Sphyraena} underwater in Indo Pacific

Juergen Freund / Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) Caribbean.

Jeff Rotman / Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) schooling in open ocean, Red Sea, Egypt

Peter Scoones / Great barracuda {Sphyraena barracuda} Cuba

Francis Abbott / Schooling Pickhandle barracuda (Shyraena jello) Pacific Palau

Francis Abbott / Barracudas schooling. Yap (Sphyraena) Palau

Jose B. Ruiz / Mediterranean barracuda shoal {Sphyraena sphyraena} Mediterranean

Jose B. Ruiz / Mediterranean barracuda shoal {Sphyraena sphyraena} Mediterranean

Juergen Freund / Great barracuda, Caribbean

Jeff Rotman / Great barracuda fish (Sphyraena barracuda) with Jacks, Bahamas

Jeff Rotman / Great Barracuda schooling (Sphyraena barracuda) Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea.

Onne van der Wal / Man holding a freshly caught barracuda (Sphyraena sp).

Roberto Rinaldi / Shoal of barracudas (Sphyraena sp), Flinders Reef, Australia.

Roberto Rinaldi / A single barracuda (Sphyraena sp), Belize

Roberto Rinaldi / Limestone cliffs close to Barracuda Lake, Coron, Philippines.

Roberto Rinaldi / Shoal of barracuda (Spyrena sp), French Polynesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Shoal of barracudas (Sphyraena sp.), Flinders Reef, Australia.

Roberto Rinaldi / A large barracuda (Sphyraena sp) under the surface, Flinders Reef, Australia

Roberto Rinaldi / A large barracuda (Sphyraena sp), Flinders Reef, Australia

Roberto Rinaldi / Barracuda (Sphyraena sp), Belize.

Roberto Rinaldi / Large barracuda (Sphyraena sp), Flinders Reef, Australia.

Pete Oxford / Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) on reef, Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

Angelo Giampiccolo / Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) and diver, Belize Cayes, Caribbean.

Angelo Giampiccolo / Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) at night, Belize Cayes, Caribbean.