White Barracuda - سفید کنڈ مچھلی

Introduction

White Barracuda – Safaid Kund is our all-time recommended fish to anyone who is looking to get the best value for money. It’s a highly prized fish and is always short in supply. Hyderabad city of Pakistan is famous for having almost 50% of all white barracuda consumption.

This tasty and flaky fish is suitable for almost any cooking requirement and is completely odorless. White barracuda – safaid kund (like all other barracudas) is highly perishable and needs proper handling and care.

Flavor Profile

White barracuda has pinkish raw flesh and a sweet moist taste. The meat is delicate and must be handled with care.

Nomenclature

• English Name: White Barracuda, Pickhandle Barracuda
• Local Name: Safaid Kund, Kund
• Scientific Name: Sphyraena jello

Habitat

White Barracuda is a sea fish that mainly lives near coastal waters, creeks, estuaries, and lagoons.

Catching Method

White Barracuda is caught using gillnets, hook lines, and bottom trawls.

Physical Attributes

White Barracuda has scales on the body. The maxilla reaches just below the anterior margin of the eye. It does not have gill rakers on the first arch.

Color

White barracuda is dusky yellowish-grey dorsally with about 20 dark crossbars reaching only slightly below the lateral line. The dorsal fins are dusky green-yellowish.

Size

On average, White Barracuda size ranges from 1 kg to 5 kg per fish. However, larger sizes are also occasionally available.

Cutting Preferences

White Barracuda is preferred for Slices, Boneless Fillets, Boneless Biscuits, and Boneless Fingers.

Approx. Cutting Yields

• Whole: 100%
• Gutted: 78%
• Headless and Gutted: 69%
• Slices: 70%
• Boneless: 43%

Cooking Preferences

White Barracuda is preferred to Grill, BBQ, Fry, Steam, and Bake.

Health Benefits

• Heart friendly
• Lowers blood pressure
• Improves immune system
• Strengthens the bones
• Improves skin and hair health