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Belonidae
Needlefish (Family (biology), family Belonidae) or long toms are piscivorous bony fish, fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea. Some genera include species found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments (e.g., ''Strongylura''), while a few genera are confined to freshwater rivers and streams, including ''Belonion'', ''Potamorrhaphis'', and ''Xenentodon''. Needlefish closely resemble North American freshwater gars (family Lepisosteidae) in being elongated and having long, narrow jaws filled with sharp teeth, and some species of needlefishes are referred to as gars or garfish despite being only distantly related to the true gars. In fact, the name "garfish" was originally used for the needlefish ''Belone belone'' in Europe and only later applied to the North American fishes by European settlers during the 18th century. Description Needlefish are slender, ranging from in length. They have a single dorsal fin, placed far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Needlefish (family Belonidae) or long toms are piscivorous fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea. Some genera include species found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments (e.g., ''Strongylura''), while a few genera are confined to freshwater rivers and streams, including '' Belonion'', '' Potamorrhaphis'', and '' Xenentodon''. Needlefish closely resemble North American freshwater gars (family Lepisosteidae) in being elongated and having long, narrow jaws filled with sharp teeth, and some species of needlefishes are referred to as gars or garfish despite being only distantly related to the true gars. In fact, the name "garfish" was originally used for the needlefish '' Belone belone'' in Europe and only later applied to the North American fishes by European settlers during the 18th century. Description Needlefish are slender, ranging from in length. They have a single dorsal fin, placed far back on the body, almos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tylosurus Crocodilus
The houndfish, or more specifically the crocodile needlefish (''Tylosurus crocodilus'') is a game fish of the family Belonidae, the needlefishes. It is the largest member of its family, growing up to in length and in weight. Taxonomy The houndfish was described as ''Belona crocodila'' by François Péron and Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1821 with the type locality given as Mauritius. Two subspecies of the houndfish were recognised: *''Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus'' (Péron & Lesueur 1821) *''Tylosurus crocodilus fodiator'' Jordan & Gilbert 1882 However, Fishbase now recognises ''T.c. fodiator'' as a valid species, '' Tylosurus fodiator'', the Mexican needlefish. Description A key way of distinguishing the houndfish from other members of the genus ''Tylosurus'' is that the houndfish's teeth point anteriorly when the fish is a juvenile. The teeth of other species are straight at all ages.Collette, B.B. 1999 Belonidae. Needlefishes. p. 2151–2161. In: K.E. Carpenter and V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strongylura
''Strongylura'' is a genus of needlefishes from the Family (biology), family Belonidae which is distributed throughout the tropical and warmer temperate waters of the world, including some species which live in freshwater. Species Currently, there are 14 recognized species in this genus: * ''Strongylura anastomella'' (Achille Valenciennes, Valenciennes, 1846) * ''Strongylura exilis'' (Charles Frédéric Girard, Girard, 1854) (Californian needlefish) * ''Strongylura fluviatilis'' (Charles Tate Regan, Regan, 1903) * ''Strongylura hubbsi'' Bruce Baden Collette, Collette, 1974 (Maya needlefish) * ''Strongylura incisa'' (Valenciennes, 1846) (reef needlefish) * ''Strongylura krefftii'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1866) (long tom) * ''Strongylura leiura'' (Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1850) (banded needlefish) * ''Strongylura marina'' (Johann Julius Walbaum, Walbaum, 1792) (Atlantic needlefish) * ''Strongylura notata'' (Poey, 1860) ** ''S. n. forsythia'' Charles Marcus Breder Jr., Breder, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beloniformes
Beloniformes is an order composed of six families (and about 264 species) of freshwater and marine ray-finned fish: * Adrianichthyidae (ricefish and medakas) * Belonidae (needlefish) * Exocoetidae (flyingfishes) * Hemiramphidae (halfbeaks) * Scomberesocidae (sauries) * Zenarchopteridae (viviparous halfbeaks) With the exception of the Adrianichthyidae, these are streamlined, medium-sized fishes that live close to the surface of the water, feeding on algae, plankton, or smaller animals including other fishes. Most are marine, though a few needlefish and halfbeaks inhabit brackish and fresh waters. The order is sometimes divided up into two suborders, the Adrianichthyoidei and the Belonoidei, although this clade is referred to as Exocoetoidei in the 5th edition of '' Fishes of the World''. The Adrianichthyoidei contain only a single family, the Adrianichthyidae. Originally, the Adrianichthyidae were included in the Cyprinodontiformes and assumed to be closely relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potamorrhaphis
''Potamorrhaphis'' is a genus of freshwater needlefishes native to South America. Species Four recognized species are in this genus: * '' Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni'' A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915 * '' Potamorrhaphis guianensis'' (Jardine Jardine is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Al Jardine (born 1942), member of the Beach Boys * Alexander Jardine (British Army officer) (died 1799), Scottish army officer and author * Alexander Jardine (Medal of Honor) (1874– ..., 1843) * '' Potamorrhaphis labiatus'' Sant'Anna, Delapieve & R. E. dos Reis, 2012Sant'Anna, V.B., Delapieve, M.L.S. & Reis, R.E. (2012): A New Species of ''Potamorrhaphis'' (Beloniformes: Belonidae) from the Amazon Basin. ''Copeia, 2012 (4): 663-669.'' * '' Potamorrhaphis petersi'' Collette, 1974 References Belonidae Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Beloniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belonion
''Belonion'' is a genus of freshwater needlefishes native to South America. It is one of 10 genera in the family Belonidae. Species Two recognized species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ... are in this genus: * '' Belonion apodion'' Collette, 1966 * '' Belonion dibranchodon'' Collette, 1966 References Belonidae {{Beloniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belone
''Belone'' is a genus of needlefish common in brackish and marine waters mainly found in the eastern Atlantic ocean to Mediterranean and Black Sea, as well. It is one of ten genera in the family Belonidae. Species Three recognised species are in this genus: * '' Belone belone'' (Linnaeus, 1761) (garfish) * '' Belone euxini'' Günther, 1866 * '' Belone svetovidovi'' Collette & Parin, 1970 (short-beaked garfish) Etymology Georges Cuvier erected the genus by using the specific name of Linnaeus's ''Esox belone'' in tautonymy, the word ''belone'' is Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ... for a needlefish and is thought to have originally referred to the greater pipefish. References External links * * Belonidae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenentodon
''Xenentodon'' is a genus of needlefishes native to Asia. It is one of ten genera in the family Belonidae. Species There are currently two recognized species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ... in this genus: *'' Xenentodon cancila'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Freshwater Garfish) *'' Xenentodon canciloides'' ( Bleeker, 1854) References Belonidae {{Beloniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepisosteidae
Gars are an ancient group of ray-finned fish in the Family (biology), family Lepisosteidae. They comprise seven living species of fish in two genera that inhabit Fresh water, fresh, Brackish water, brackish, and occasionally marine waters of eastern North America, Central America and Cuba in the Caribbean, though extinct members of the family were more widespread. They are the only surviving members of the Ginglymodi, a clade of fish which first appeared during the Triassic period, over 240 million years ago, and are one of only two surviving groups of holosteian fish, alongside the bowfins, which have a similar distribution. Gars have elongated bodies that are heavily armored with ganoid scales, and fronted by similarly elongated jaws filled with long, sharp teeth. Gars are sometimes referred to as "garpike", but are not closely related to pike (fish), pike, which are in the fish family Esocidae. All of the gars are relatively large fish, but the alligator gar (''Atractost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platybelone
''Platybelone'' is a genus of needlefish from the family Belonidae found in the marine habitats of Indo-Pacific to Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for se ... ocean. Species The following two species are currently recognised: *'' Platybelone argalus'' ( Lesueur, 1821) *'' Platybelone lovii'' ( Günther, 1866) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q19589878 Belonidae Ray-finned fish genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
