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Class: Teleostei
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae Needlefishes

Genus: Tylosurus

(See list of species below)


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



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