| Pickhandle barracuda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Sphyraenidae |
| Genus: | Sphyraena |
| Species: | S. jello |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphyraena jello Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829 |
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The pickhandle barracuda (Sphyraena jello) is so called because the dark marks along its side look like the thick ends of pickaxe handles.
Sea anglers sometimes colloquially shorten the name to "pick".
