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When were barracudas discovered?

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Taxonomy Johann Julius Walbaum first described Sphyraena barracuda in 1792. The genus Sphyraena is Latin meaning a pike-like fish. Synonyms include S. picudaBloch and Schneider 1801, S. picuda picuda Bloch and Schneider 1801, S. becuna Cuvier 1829, S. commersoniiCuvier 1829, and S. dussumieri Valenciennes 1831. Sourcehttp://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/greatbarracuda/greatbarracuda.html

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