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Class: Teleostei
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae Needlefishes

Genus: Strongylura

(See list of species below)


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15 species (see list below)
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Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes, 1846)

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Strongylura anastomella
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Strongylura exilis (Girard, 1854)

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Strongylura exilis
[Californian needlefish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

South America
Max. Length 51.7 cm SL
Strongylura fluviatilis (Regan, 1903)

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Strongylura fluviatilis
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40.5 cm SL
Strongylura forsythia Breder, 1932

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Strongylura forsythia
[]

Photo by Granados-Dieseldorff, P. & M. Christensen

Central America
Max. Length 49.8 cm SL
Strongylura hubbsi Collette, 1974

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Strongylura hubbsi
[Maya needlefish]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm FL
Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes, 1846)

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Strongylura incisa
[Reef needlefish]
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Max. Length 85 cm SL
 
Strongylura krefftii
[Long tom]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Strongylura leiura (Bleeker, 1850)

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Strongylura leiura
[Banded needlefish]

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 111 cm TL
Strongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792)

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Strongylura marina
[Atlantic needlefish]

Photo by American Littoral Society - Southeast Chapter

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Strongylura notata (Poey, 1860)

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Strongylura notata
[Redfin needlefish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm SL
Strongylura scapularis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

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Strongylura scapularis
[Shoulderspot needlefish]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm SL
Strongylura senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1846)

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Strongylura senegalensis
[Senegal needlefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt, 1823)

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Strongylura strongylura
[Spottail needlefish]

Photo by Sazima, I.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Strongylura timucu (Walbaum, 1792)

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Strongylura timucu
[Timucu]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 26.3 cm OT
Strongylura urvillii (Valenciennes, 1846)

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Strongylura urvillii
[Urville's longtom]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Strongylura anastomella Northwest Pacific 100 TL 1846
Strongylura exilis Californian needlefish Eastern Pacific 91 TL 1854
Strongylura fluviatilis South America 51.7 SL 1903
Strongylura forsythia Western Central Atlantic 40.5 SL 1932
Strongylura hubbsi Maya needlefish Central America 49.8 SL 1974
Strongylura incisa Reef needlefish Indo-Pacific 100 FL 1846
Strongylura krefftii Long tom Asia and Oceania 85 SL 1866
Strongylura leiura Banded needlefish Indo-West Pacific 100 TL 1850
Strongylura marina Atlantic needlefish Western Atlantic 111 TL 1792
Strongylura notata Redfin needlefish Western Central Atlantic 61 TL 1860
Strongylura scapularis Shoulderspot needlefish Eastern Pacific 38 SL 1882
Strongylura senegalensis Senegal needlefish Eastern Atlantic 150 SL 1846
Strongylura strongylura Spottail needlefish Indo-West Pacific 40 SL 1823
Strongylura timucu Timucu Western Atlantic 61 TL 1792
Strongylura urvillii Urville's longtom Western Pacific 26.3 OT 1846



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