Category: Fish
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Gempylidae

Other Names:
Fish, Snoek

Notes
One of the staple food fish for the early Maori. Barracouta have a large mouth armed with rows of dagger-like teeth.
Barracouta are migratory fish but their movements are largely unknown. Eaten by the NZ Fur Seal. Large schools are common in the otago Harbour late summer/early autumn.

References
A Treasury of New Zealand Fishes: Graham