Sphyraenidae The European barracuda Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758) was recorded from Madeira by Ben- Tuvia in Whitehead et al. (1986: 1195) and Sylva in Quéro et al. (1990: 863-864), also for instance by Edwards (1993). According to Wirtz (1998), these records are likely to be confusions with the common Sphyraena viridensis. Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards in Catesby, 1771)—Great barracuda Recorded from Madeira by Wirtz (1998). * Sphyraena viridensis Cuvier, 1829 —Yellowmouth barracuda Recorded from Madeira by Wirtz (1994: 53); the photo published in this book is, however from the Azores.

Published as part of Wirtz, Peter, Fricke, Ronald & Biscoito, Manuel José, 2008, The coastal fishes of Madeira Island — new records and an annotated check-list, pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 1715 on page 16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274128