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In 1792, a British scientist by the name Walburn named it; Sphyraena barracuda. It is the actual scientific name of the animal, Sphyraena is the genus and barracuda is the species. The actual name, barracouta, is actually a Haitian name, however. Bara meaning fierce, and couta meaning fish.

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