北魣为辐鳍鱼纲鲈形目鲭亚目金梭鱼科的其中一种，分布于西大西洋区，从加拿大至墨西哥湾海域，体长可达46公分，栖息在沿海，属肉食性，以鱼类为食，具利齿，易造成创伤。

• Froese, Rainer & Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Sphyraena borealis in FishBase. 2012年7月版本

The northern sennet, Sphyraena borealis, is an ocean-going species of fish in the barracuda family, or Sphyraenidae. It was described by the American zoologist James Ellsworth De Kay in 1842. De Kay's description was part of several volumes he published regarding the fauna on New York from 1842-1849. Northern sennet are also known as northern barracuda.