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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] |
Strongylura Fluviatilis
''Strongylura'' is a genus of needlefishes from the 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'' (Valenciennes, 1846) * '' Strongylura exilis'' ( Girard, 1854) (Californian needlefish) * '' Strongylura fluviatilis'' ( Regan, 1903) * '' Strongylura hubbsi'' Collette, 1974 (Maya needlefish) * '' Strongylura incisa'' (Valenciennes, 1846) (reef needlefish) * '' Strongylura krefftii'' ( Günther, 1866) (long tom) * '' Strongylura leiura'' ( Bleeker, 1850) (banded needlefish) * '' Strongylura marina'' ( Walbaum, 1792) (Atlantic needlefish) * '' Strongylura notata'' (Poey, 1860) ** ''S. n. forsythia'' Breder, 1932 ** ''S. n. notata'' ( Poey, 1860) (redfin needlefish) * '' Strongylura scapularis'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (shoulderspot needlefish) * '' Strongylura senegal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strongylura Strongylura
''Strongylura strongylura'', the spottail needlefish or blackspot longtom, is a species of needlefish from the family Belonidae. It is found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans from the Persian Gulf east to Australia and the Philippines. This species occurs in coastal waters and in mangrove-lined lagoons as well as being recorded in estuarine areas and it has even entered freshwater. Living ''S. strongylura'' have been found alive and buried in mud during low tide. It is piscivorous, feeding mainly on clupeoids. This species is oviparous and the eggs adhere to objects in the water which catch the tendrils which cover the surface of the egg. ''Strongylura strongylura'' under the synonym of ''Strongylura caudimaculata'' is the type species of the genus ''Strongylura''. It as originally described as ''Belone strongylura'' by Johan Coenraad van Hasselt in 1823 with the type locality given as Vizagapatam, India. References {{Taxonbar, From=Q2358817 strongylura ''Strongylu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |