Leionura atun

Leionura atun
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Gempylidae
Genus: Leionura
Whitley, 1951
Species:
L. atun
Binomial name
Leionura atun
(Euphrasén, 1791)
Global distribution of Leionura atun
Synonyms
  • Scomber atun Euphrasén, 1791
  • Thyrsites atun (Euphrasén, 1791)
  • Scomber dentatus Forster, 1801
  • Leionura atun dentatus (Forster, 1801)
  • Thyrsites chilensis Cuvier, 1832
  • Scomber lanceolatus Cuvier, 1832
  • Thyrsites altivelis Richardson, 1839
  • Scomber dentex Forster, 1843
  • Scomber splendens Richardson, 1843

Leionura atun (Euphrasén, 1791), known as the snoek in South Africa and as the barracouta in Australasia, is a long, thin species of snake mackerel found in the seas of the Southern Hemisphere, and a common food fish in South Africa, particularly along the west and southwest coast. Despite its Australasian name, it is not closely related to the barracuda.

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