Tylosurus

Tylosurus is a genus of needlefish, one of ten in the family Belonidae. They are found worldwide in tropical and warmer temperate seas and two species have been recorded as Lessepsian migrants in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderBeloniformes
FamilyBelonidae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations recorded28,798

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Specimen records: 256
With media: 4
Family: Belonidae
Collections: CIIDIR-IPN, IBUNAM, USNM, TCWC, CAS, VIMS
Recorded in: Mexico, United States, United Arab Emirates, Nicaragua, Japan, Australia, Iran, Belize

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Belonidae
Image: Tylosurus choram.jpg

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taxon name: Tylosurus
Commons category: Tylosurus
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Tylosurus

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Species
Etymology
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==Species== The seven currently recognized species in this genus are: Tylosurus acus (Lacepède, 1803) T. a. acus (Lacépède, 1803) (Agujon needlefish) T. a. imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810) T. a. melanotus (Bleeker, 1850) (keel-jawed needlefish) T. a. rafale Collette & Parin, 1970 (Atlantic agujon needlefish) Tylosurus choram (Rüppell, 1837) (Red Sea houndfish) Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821) (Houndfish) Tylosurus fodiator D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Mexican needlefish) Tylosurus gavialoides (Castelnau, 1873) (Stout long tom) Tylosurus pacificus (Steindachner, 1876) (Pacific agujon needlefish) Tylosurus punctulatus (Günther, 1872) (Spotted long tom)

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