Sphyraenidae; barracudas

Japanese: カマス科 - カマスか（英語表記）Sphyraenidae; barracudas

A family of fish in the order Perciformes. The body is elongated and cylindrical, with a thin and pointed head. The lower jaw protrudes from the upper jaw, and both jaws have sharp teeth. There are two dorsal fins that are clearly separated. It is a carnivore, preying on small fish. It is found in warm seas around the world, swimming in the surface waters along the coast. In Japan, it is found from central Honshu southward, and is often found in the red barracuda Sphyraena pinguis and the Japanese barracuda S. japonica . The flesh is white and light, slightly watery, but delicious. It is grilled with salt or dried. The red barracuda in autumn is considered the best. The largest of the barracudas, the great barracuda S. barracuda, can reach a total length of about 2m and sometimes attacks humans. It is also called the poison barracuda, and large fish can contain ciguatera toxin and are not edible. It is found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world except the eastern Pacific Ocean, and in Japan it is found in southern Japan.

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Japanese:

魚類の分類，スズキ目の一科。体は細長く円筒形で，頭部は細くとがる。下顎は上顎より突出し，両顎に鋭い歯がある。背鰭は 2基で，はっきり分かれている。魚食性で，小魚などを捕食。世界各地の暖海に分布し，沿岸の表層を遊泳する。日本では本州中部以南に見られ，アカカマス Sphyraena pinguis，ヤマトカマス S.japonica などが多い。肉は白く淡白，やや水分が多いが美味。塩焼きや干物にする。特に秋のアカカマスは最上とされる。カマス類中もっとも大型になるオニカマス S.barracuda（英名 great barracuda）は全長約 2mに達し，ときには人を襲うこともある。ドクカマスともいわれ，大型魚はシガテラ毒をもつこともあり，食用としない。東部太平洋を除く世界の熱帯・亜熱帯域に分布し，日本では南日本で見られる。

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