Sphyraena waitii is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Sphyraenidae (barracudas).[1] It is endemic to the Indo-Pacific Ocean, where it lives on coasts along eastern Australia fromsouthern Queensland to eastern Victoria at depths of 5 to 45 meters in pelagic-neritic environments. Individuals can grow up to 31 centimeters in length.[2] [3]