Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae Needlefishes

Genus: Tylosurus

(See list of species below)

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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Tylosurus acus acus
[Agujon needlefish]

Photo by FAO

Tylosurus acus imperialis
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Tylosurus acus melanotus
[Keel-jawed needle fish]

Photo by FAO

Tylosurus acus rafale
[Atlantic agujon needlefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Tylosurus choram
[Red Sea houndfish]

Photo by Baur, J.-C.

Tylosurus crocodilus
[Hound needlefish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Tylosurus fodiator
[Mexican needlefish]

Photo by Good, P.

Tylosurus gavialoides
[Stout longtom]

Photo by FAO

Tylosurus pacificus
[Pacific agujon needlefish]

Photo by FAO

Tylosurus punctulatus
[Spotted long-tom]

10 Species of Family Belonidae with Genus Tylosurus
(Needlefishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1803	Tylosurus acus acus	Agujon needlefish	Western Atlantic	153 TL
1810	Tylosurus acus imperialis		Eastern Atlantic	140 SL
1850	Tylosurus acus melanotus	Keel-jawed needle fish	Indo-Pacific	100 TL
1970	Tylosurus acus rafale	Atlantic agujon needlefish	Eastern Atlantic	140 TL
1837	Tylosurus choram	Red Sea houndfish	Western Indian Ocean	120 TL
1821	Tylosurus crocodilus	Hound needlefish	Indo-West Pacific	150 TL
1882	Tylosurus fodiator	Mexican needlefish	Eastern Central Pacific	134 TL
1873	Tylosurus gavialoides	Stout longtom	Indo-West Pacific	75 OT
1876	Tylosurus pacificus	Pacific agujon needlefish	Eastern Pacific	82.5 SL
1872	Tylosurus punctulatus	Spotted long-tom	Western Central Pacific	58.3 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: BeloniformesFamily: Belonidae NeedlefishesGenus: Tylosurus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae Needlefishes

Genus: Tylosurus

(See list of species below)