Talk:Barracuda
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[edit] Barracuda plural
I was under the impression that there was no plural to barracuda? Isn't it like sheep?
"I saw a sheep"..."I saw many sheep" "I saw a barracuda"..."I saw many barracuda" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.159.184.45 (talk) 11:33, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Barracudas attacking humans
I removed the recently added Baracudas and humans section as it puts IMHO way too much emphasys on the old adagio of barracudas being very dangerous animals while in fact they generally could not care less about humans swiming or diving around them. I took the picture of the diver swimming in the school with hundreds of barracudas myself.
It is similar with the now debunked story of sharks that once were portraited as evil creatures attacking humans whenever they could.
While attacks on humans have happened they are extremely rare (you better watch out for that meteor hitting you) and generally were provoked by (spear) fishing or hand feeding.
The great barracuda page has a fairly informative link: http://www.uga.edu/cuda/attacks.html
Janderk 10:12, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
That is not true because the barracudu does not attack unless it is shiny.Now not all the time but the guy you phoated was in the school and got in there way and they got fusterated and got mad but they did not attack.
"That is not true because the barracudu does not attack unless it is shiny.Now not all the time but the guy you phoated was in the school and got in there way and they got fusterated and got mad but they did not attack." Your retarded, and as such, your argument is invalid. -- signed by jesus —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.238.142.222 (talk) 11:16, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Max length
The maximum length is currently described as both 1.8m (6ft) and at least 8ft, which is contradictory. ENeville 15:10, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- I took the 8ft number out. The 6ft as mentioned in the first sentence is the figure from Humanns and Deloaches Reef Fish Identification. Janderk 22:07, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
Geezer1 03:17, 8 February 2007 (UTC)Are Barracuda in anyway related to the freshwater Pike familyGeezer1 03:17, 8 February 2007 (UTC) Thank You Geezer1
Do you like barracudas?
- around 6 ft in length and up to a foot in width.
- IMHO that is a big frikkin' Barracuda. Should the text preface it with "up to a maximum of"? Most Barracuda in this part of the world are half that size or smaller? --Legis (talk - contribs) 01:11, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Species: S. picuda?
"Only some species of barracuda grow to a large size. The species which do are [...] the great barracuda, picuda or becuna (S. picuda)"
Is this a typo? S. picuda isn't shown in the species list, and the Great Barracuda's scientific name is S. barracuda.
[edit] Weight?
The article gives some information about barracuda length, but it fails to give information about barracuda weight, and the article should. —Lowellian (reply) 05:29, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Excellent Dog Food
Is this right? Could someone add a citation for barracuda being "excellent dog food"? --J.StuartClarke (talk) 12:29, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
- Added here. I have reverted. William Avery (talk) 13:36, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
