thyrsites atun

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Barracuda \Bar`ra*cu"da\, Barracouta \Bar`ra*cou"ta\,, n.
   [Native name.] (Zool.)
   Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the
   gray mullets, constituting the genus {Sphyr[ae]na} and family
   {Sphyr[ae]nid[ae]}. The great barracuda ({Sphyr[ae]na
   barracuda}) of the West Indies, Florida, etc., is often six
   feet or more long, and as dangerous as a shark. In Cuba its
   flesh is reputed to be poisonous. {Sphyr[ae]na Argentea} of
   the Pacific coast and {Sphyr[ae]na sphyr[ae]na} of Europe are
   smaller species, and are used as food.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   Note: That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is {Sphyr[ae]na
         spet} (or {Sphyr[ae]na vulgaris}); a southern species
         is {Sphyr[ae]na picuda}; the Californian is
         {Sphyr[ae]na argentea}.
         [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia and
      New Zealand ({Thyrsites atun}).
      [1913 Webster]