Meticulous Taxonomic Evidence and Molecular Confirmation of Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829 (Carangiformes: Sphyraenidae) from the Southeast coast of India

Bigeye barracuda is a commercially valued species as food and game fish in the Indo-Pacific region. The taxonomic details of bigeye barracuda Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829 is poorly reported in the literature from Indian waters. The current taxonomic study identifies the S. forsteri based on different sizes of the specimens ranging from 255 to 376 mm total length and 83–271 g weight collected from three different landing stations along the Southeast coast of India. Totally, forty-five specimens were examined which include 21 males (46.67