Let's meet a fish with a big mouth. It is a great barracuda. Let's find out how it lives.
It is long and thin. Its body is shaped like a torpedo.
It lives in warm seas. You can find it in warm seas around the world.
The biggest ones grow to about 6.5 feet long. The biggest ones reported weigh about 110 pounds.
Look at its colors. It is dark on top. It is silver and white underneath. It has large eyes.
It has a large mouth. Look at all of the sharp teeth. Look at how many there are.
It eats mostly other fish. Sometimes it eats other sea animals too.
It hunts by ambush. It lies in wait. Then it surprises the fish.
An adult often swims alone.
Barracudas live around coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves.
Young barracudas grow up among mangroves and seagrass. There they can hide.
Words to know
- torpedo: long round shape
- ambush: wait and surprise
- adult: grown-up
