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Barracuda is one of a number of warm-water marine finfish species that have been implicated in ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP). Ciguatera toxin is carried to humans by contaminated fin fish from the extreme southeastern U.S., Hawaii, and subtropical and tropical areas worldwide. In the south Florida, Bahamian, and Caribbean regions, barracuda, amberjack, horse-eye jack, black jack, other large species of jack, king mackerel, large groupers, and snappers are particularly likely to contain ciguatoxin. Many other species of large fish-eating fishes may be suspect. In Hawaii and throughout the central Pacific, barracuda, amberjack, and snapper are frequently ciguatoxic, and many other species both large and small are suspect. Mackerel and barracuda are frequently ciguatoxic from mid to northeastern Australian waters. Addition information on CFP and Ciguatoxin are available.
RFE Link | FDA - SL Market Name FDA - SL Common Name FDA - SL Scientific Name RFE 2 Letter Code RFE 8 Letter Code | FDA - SL Vernacular Names | AFS Common Name AFS Scientific Name AFS Other Names AFS Synonyms | FAO Scientific Name FAO Species Code FAO Common Name English FAO Common Name French FAO Common Name Spanish | FAO Synonyms |
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Pacific Barracuda | FDA-SL Market Name: Barracuda FDA-SL Common Name: Pacific Barracuda FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sphyraena argentea FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: pb FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sphyarge | Vernac. 1) California Barracuda Vernac. 2) Barracouta | AFS Common Name: Pacific Barracuda AFS Sci. Name: Sphyraena argentea Girard, 1854 AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. | FAO Sci. Name: N.A. FAO Species Code: N.A. FAO Common English: N.A. FAO Common French: N.A. FAO Common Spanish: N.A. | FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: FAO Synonyms: N.A. |
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Pacific Barracuda Sphyraena argentea Barracuda | P |
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