——鱼类动物名。总域Neomura真核生物域Eukaryota动物界Animalia脊索动物门Chordata脊椎动物亚门Vertebrata辐鳍鱼纲Actinopterygii鲈形目Perciformes鲭亚目 Scombroidei下一科。拉丁文科名Sphyraenidae。本科下仅有一属：魣属Sphyraena。属内有30种：尖鳍魣(Sphyraena acutipinnis)：又称尖鳍金梭鱼(Sharpfin barracuda)；横纹魣(Sphyraena afra, a.k.a. Guinean barracuda)；银魣(Sphyraena argentea, a.k.a. Pacific barracuda)；大鳞魣(Sphyraena barracuda)：又称巴拉金梭鱼(Great barracuda)；北魣(Sphyraena borealis, a.k.a. Northern sennet)；黄纹魣(Sphyraena chrysotaenia, a.k.a. Yellowstripe barracuda)；剑形魣(Sphyraena ensis, a.k.a. Vicuda or Mexican barracuda)；黄尾魣(Sphyraena flavicauda)：又称黄尾金梭鱼(Yellowtail barracuda)；大眼魣(Sphyraena forsteri)：又称大眼金梭鱼(Bigeye barracuda)；类魣(Sphyraena genie)；黄条魣(Sphyraena guachancho, a.k.a. Guachanche barracuda)；黄带魣(Sphyraena helleri, a.k.a. Heller's barracuda)；隐魣(Sphyraena idiastes, a.k.a. Pelican barracuda)；日本魣(Sphyraena japonica)：又称日本金梭鱼(Japanese barracuda)；斑条魣(Sphyraena jello)：又称竹针鱼(Pickhandle barracuda or Indo-malaysian barracuda)；少鳞魣(Sphyraena langsar, a.k.a. Shortjawed barracuda)；亮魣(Sphyraena lucasana, a.k.a. Lucas barracuda)；黑鳍魣(Sphyraena nigripinnis)：又称黑鳍金梭鱼；箭魣(Sphyraena novaehollandiae, a.k.a. Shortfinned barracuda)；钝魣(Sphyraena obtusata, a.k.a. Obtuse barracuda)；大魣(Sphyraena picuda)；南魣(Sphyraena picudilla, a.k.a. Southern sennet)；油魣(Sphyraena pinguis, a.k.a. Red or Brown barracuda)；倒牙魣(Sphyraena putnamae)：又称布氏金梭鱼(Sawtooth barracuda)；暗鳍魣(Sphyraena qenie)：又称暗鳍金梭鱼(Chevron or Blackfin barracuda)；欧洲魣(Sphyraena sphyraena, a.k.a. European barracuda)；黄口魣(Sphyraena viridensis, a.k.a. Yellowmouth barracuda)；韦氏魣(Sphyraena waitii)；Sphyraena chinensis (Striped barracuda)；Sphyraena tome。金梭鱼科在中国大陆名为魣科，英文通称：Barracuba。全世界约有20个有效种及69个同种异名，台湾现有一属八种。分布于热带到温带海域。体型特征：体延长成次圆柱形，如鱼雷状；体被小圆鳞，头长，吻部有尖突，口裂大；突出的下颌具有尖锐的犬状牙齿，大小不一；上颌不能伸缩，这是对捕食大型鱼类的次生适应性变化，侧线发达具有分离的二背鳍，为捕食鱼类为主的肉食者，大多数金梭鱼种类在白天都是成群游在一起，幼鱼常被发现在河口，可食用和潜水观赏，但大型的巴拉金梭鱼的鱼体可能具有毒性。