Sphyraena intermedia is a doubtfully distinct species of barracuda that was described from the Gulf of Taranto in the south of Italy in 2009. It is intermediate in size between European barracuda (S. sphyraena) and yellowmouth barracuda (S. viridensis).[2] They were distinguished by size and a few other differences such as different amounts of scales and certain body measurements, but is not a hybrid between the two species.[3][4]
Taxonomy
The binomial proposed by the author is preoccupied by a fossil species described in 1889 by Francesco Bassani.[5] Therefore the latterly described name is invalidated and made unavailable by the ICZN under Article 57.2.[6]
↑Pastore, Michele A. (September 2009). "Sphyraena intermedia sp. nov. (Pisces: Sphyraenidae): a potential new species of barracuda identified from the central Mediterranean Sea". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 89 (6): 1299–1303. doi:10.1017/S0025315409000575. S2CID83523327. ProQuest224138397.
↑Ballen, G.A. (2019). "Nomenclature of the Sphyraenidae (Teleostei: Carangaria): A synthesis of fossil- and extant-based classification systems". Zootaxa. 4686 (3): 397–408. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4686.3.5.
