A barracuda is a predatory fish found in tropical and subtropical oceans.

Barracuda or Baracuda may also refer to:

Computing

  • Barracuda (web framework), an MVC web framework for Java
  • Seagate Barracuda, a line of computer hard drives
  • Barracuda Networks, a company specializing in e-mail spam firewalls, web filters, email archivers, and backup solutions
  • Opera Barracuda, the codename for version 11.10 of the Opera web browser

Film and television

  • Barracuda (1977 film), an American horror film
  • Barracuda (1988 film), an Australian TV film
  • Act of Piracy or Barracuda, a 1990 film
  • Barracuda (1997 film), a French film by Philippe Haïm
  • Barracuda (2017 film), an American film starring Allison Tolman
  • Barracuda (upcoming film), an action thriller film
  • Barracuda (TV series), a 2016 Australian TV miniseries

Literature

  • Barracuda (comics), a villain from Marvel Comics' The Punisher series
  • Barracuda & Frollo, characters from Lion Comics
  • Barracuda (novel), a 2013 novel by Christos Tsiolkas

Music

  • Baracuda (band), a German dance music project
  • The Barracudas, a British band from the late 1970s to early 1980s
  • Baracuda (rapper) (born 1983), Canadian hip hop artist
  • Moby or Barracuda, techno recording artist

Albums

  • Barracuda (Quantum Jump album)
  • Barracuda (Kinky album)

Songs

  • "Barracuda" (song), a 1977 song by Heart
  • "Barracuda", a song by John Cale from Fear
  • "Barracuda", a song by Jack Costanzo
  • "Barracuda", a song by Noisestorm
  • "Barracuda", a song by Afric Simone

Vehicles

  • Plymouth Barracuda, an automobile

Aircraft

  • EADS Barracuda, an unmanned aerial vehicle, a joint venture between Germany and Spain 2006
  • Fairey Barracuda, a carrier-borne torpedo bomber airplane, made in Britain during World War II
  • Jeffair Barracuda, an all-wood experimental homebuilt aircraft design, built in the U.S. 1975
  • Lancair Barracuda, a kit aircraft, produced in the U.S. 2018

Ships and submarines

  • French Barracuda class submarine
  • MCGS Barracuda, a patrol vessel of National Coast Guard of Mauritius.
  • USS Barracuda (SP-845), a patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
  • USS Barracuda (SS-163), a submarine in commission from 1924 to 1937 and from 1940 to 1945
  • USS Barracuda (SSK-1), a submarine in commission from 1951 to 1959
  • United States Barracuda-class submarine (1951)
  • United States Barracuda-class submarine (1919) or V-boats V-1 through V-3
  • NRP Barracuda, an Albacora class submarine developed for the Portuguese Navy
  • Project 945 "Barrakuda", Soviet designation for Sierra-class submarines

Other uses

  • Barracuda-M, a cruise missile under development by the United States
  • Barracuda Lounge, a New York City gay bar
  • Eli Barracuda, a henchman in Evil Genius (video game) and Evil Genius 2: World Domination games.
  • FN Barracuda, a revolver
  • Saab Barracuda, a military camouflage system developed by the Swedish defense company Saab AB
  • San Jose Barracuda, an American Hockey League team
  • Acestrorhynchus or freshwater barracuda, a South American freshwater fish
  • a special type of torpedo, see Superkavitierender Unterwasserlaufkörper

See also

  • USS Barracuda, a list of United States Navy ships and submarines
  • HMS Barracouta