I was surprised to see Pacific barracuda swimming near us, and they made me nervous, but Hank said they wouldn't hurt anyone.

Pacific barracuda, Sphyraena argentea .

Sphryaena argentea (also known as Pacific barracuda, California barracuda, and silver barracuda) is a predatory fish found in the northeast Pacific Ocean.

California barracuda are very popular sport fish in Southern California.

The tank will also be home to California barracuda, stingrays and yellowfin tuna.

Sphryaena argentea (also known as Pacific barracuda, California barracuda, and silver barracuda) is a predatory fish found in the northeast Pacific Ocean.

We passed red and green coral and silver barracudas.

Sphryaena argentea (also known as Pacific barracuda, California barracuda, and silver barracuda) is a predatory fish found in the northeast Pacific Ocean.

There, in perhaps 20 feet of water, iridescent red, blue, yellow and green tropical fish meandered cautiously near the dark safety of coral nooks and caverns, just out of reach of the few solitary silver barracudas cruising silently by.

Amaryllis with its trumpet-shaped flowers; the long, silver barracuda streaking through the sea, face as ugly as a pike's, teeth sharper than razors; sharks with blue-grey backs and white bellies, scavenging, the vultures of the sea.