5423
Great Barracuda
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5423 |
Great Barracuda |
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| Tropical Oceans Worldwide | ||
| Official add-on for Marine | ||
| $650 | ||
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The Great Barracuda is the largest member of the barracuda family. Its scientific name, Sphyraena barracuda, comes from the Greek word for hammer, a reference to the body shape of this fish. The great barracuda can grow to be 10 feet long, although most adults are less than five feet in length. Some of these fast-moving fish have even been known to attack swimmers and divers. The great barracuda is a light blue fish, with silvery sides and a lighter belly. The lighter coloration on the belly acts as camouflage, helping to convince prey fish below that they are only looking up at the sky. The great barracuda is well designed for speed, having a tapered head and a cylindrical body. They have been known to swim at speeds over 30 miles an hour. Like all fish, the great barracuda uses gills to breath. As water flows across the gills, a process called diffusion allows oxygen from the water to enter the great barracuda's blood vessels, while waste carbon dioxide is returned to the water. The great barracuda is well known for its strong bite. When attacking a human, this bite can sever an arm or leg. Barracudas seem drawn to attack shiny objects (like the valve on the tank of a diver), bright lights, or things with sharp jerky movements. For the most part, however, the great barracuda leaves humans alone. Even in cases where there have been attacks, most are not fatal. The great barracuda prefers to eat fish and other small marine creatures, not humans. This means great barracudas are piscivores - fish that eats other fish. Some of their preferred foods are herrings, sardines, mojarras, young parrotfishes, gobies, silversides, anchovies, grunts, small mullets and jacks, and cephalopods. They prefer to feed on schools of fish, chasing them to wear them out, and then chopping their victims in half with their powerful jaw. Great barracudas are found throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans, except for the eastern Pacific. They are generally found in shallow waters, migrating to spawn each April. Although adults tend to be solitary, the young are often found in large groups, and have been known to use cooperative hunting techniques. Young great barracudas often live in sea grasses or beds of mangroves during the first year of life. The coloration of juvenile great barracudas tends to match these areas, providing them some safety from predators while they mature. Once they are grown, they tend to be found alone, often on coral reefs.
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Which tank wall is suitable for this animal? Remember that all tanks need a tank filter! |
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Does this animal perform in a show? |
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See Through |
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Concrete Edge and Glass |
$125 |
Yes |
3 |
500 |
13 |
10.4 |
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Atlantean Tank Wall |
$125 |
Yes |
3 |
500 |
13 |
10.4 |
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Solid Concrete |
$125 |
No |
3 |
500 |
13 |
10.4 |
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Black Bar and Glass |
$130 |
Yes |
3 |
500 |
13 |
10.0 |
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100
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5
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10
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15
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20
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25
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30
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50
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13
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Exhibit Size |
100
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15
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25
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45
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7417
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8
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Sea
Grass
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8
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$100
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8.0
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7406
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6
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Divercate
Tree Coral
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6
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$125
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4.8
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7413
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6
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Sand
Dollar
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6
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$110
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5.5
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7414
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6
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Sea
Cucumber
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6
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$125
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4.8
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7412
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6
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Sargassum
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6
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$150
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4.0
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7411
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6
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Red
Gorgonian
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6
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$125
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4.8
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7407
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6
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Feather
Duster Worm
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6
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$120
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5.0
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7408
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6
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Fire
Coral
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6
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$150
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4.0
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7419
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6
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Stove
Pipe Sponge
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6
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$150
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4.0
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9235
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6
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Small
Ocean Floor Rock
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1
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1
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Yes
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24
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$100
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24.0
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9236
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6
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Medium
Coral Formation
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4
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4
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Yes
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6
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$150
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4.0
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9241
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6
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Isle
Rock
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8
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8
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Yes
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6
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$150
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4.0
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9239
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6
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Large
Coral Formation
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4
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6
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Yes
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6
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$175
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3.4
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9238
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6
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Medium
Ocean Floor Rock
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2
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2
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Yes
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6
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$150
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4.0
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9237
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6
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Large
Ocean Floor Rock
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4
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4
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Yes
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6
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$165
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3.6
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none |
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6466
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Fake
Clam
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100
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$185
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6468
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Treasure
Chest
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100
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$185
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6470
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Deep
Sea Diver
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100
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$200
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ReproductionInterval(months): |
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TimeDeath(months): |
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BabyToAdult(months): |
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