''Strongylura'' is a
genus
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of
needlefish
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., ...
es from the
family
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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 fre ...
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
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, 1846)
* ''
Strongylura exilis''
( Girard, 1854) (Californian needlefish)
* ''
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 recogniz ...
''
( 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
''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 recogniz ...
''
( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (shoulderspot needlefish)
* ''
Strongylura senegalensis
''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 recogniz ...
''
(Valenciennes, 1846) (Senegal needlefish)
* ''
Strongylura strongylura''
( van Hasselt, 1823) (spottail needlefish)
* ''
Strongylura timucu
''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 recogniz ...
''
(Walbaum, 1792) (timucu)
* ''
Strongylura urvillii
''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 recogniz ...
''
(Valenciennes, 1846) (Urville's longtom)
Taxonomy
It is thought that the genus ''Strongylura'' is not
monophyletic
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# the grouping contains its own most recent co ...
.
Domain. : Eukaryota
Kingdom. : Animalia
Phylum. : Chordata
Class. : Actinopterygii
Order. : Beloniformes
Family. : Belonidae
Genus. : Strongylura
Species. : S. strongylura
References
Belonidae
Taxa named by Johan Conrad van Hasselt
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