22 Mar 2009

European barracuda - Λούτσος

- minimum population doubling time more than 14 years http://fishbase.org/summary/Speciessummary.php?id=1765
- when travelling they form school of hundred fish that move peacefully. They look like a river in the sea (if you witness it u/w).
- small school may hunt in an area for several days (ex. a reef or a rock area at sandy bottom). The school makes periodiacal appearances in the area. I think that barracuda strategy is to leave the area so that the other fishes get-off the alert and then suddenly come back with more chances of successful hunting.
-Staying calm u/w will allow you come go near the fishes. Easier is to stay moveless and let the fishes aproach you.
-photo taken from Paros island Greece (small Santa Maria beach), September 08

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