FB-9023 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9023 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Beloniformes Belonidae Strongylura Strongylura senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1846) Agulheta-do-Senegal Senegal needlefish Aiguillette sénégalaise Sambassilet Agujón senegalés Baa bendangho Cassikya 塞內加爾柱頜針魚 塞内加尔柱颌针鱼 Belone capensis Günther, 1866 Belone houttuyni (non Walbaum, 1792) Belone senegalensis Valenciennes, 1846 Belone truncata (non Lesueur, 1821) Strongylura marina (non Walbaum, 1792) 1994-03-06 2023-05-15 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Schneider, W.0 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. Prepared and published with the support of the FAO Regional Office for Africa. Rome: FAO. 268 p. (Ref. 2683) Bianchi, G.0 Fichas FAO de identifacao de espécies para propósitos comerciais. 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Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-pic-9023-14424 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-04-21 1997-04-21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9023 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Stsen_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Stsen_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-9023 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-06 00:00:00 2023-05-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9023 Found in coastal areas, entering estuaries and brackish lagoons (Ref. 5757). Feeds mainly on small fishes (Ref. 28587). Oviparous (Ref. 205); eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205). Collette, B.B. and N.V. Parin 1990 Belonidae. p. 592-597. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 5757) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9023 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Dimitri Geelhand 2015-03-12 00:00:00 2015-03-12 22:41:06 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9023 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Diagnosis: body elongate; upper and lower jaws extremely long, forming a stout beak armed with strong teeth; nostrils in depression before eyes (nasal pit); gill rakers absent; pelvic fins abdominal; 13-16 dorsal-fin rays; no lateral keel on caudal peduncle; caudal fin emarginated (Ref. 57228).Description: anterior dorsal- and anal-fin rays forming prominent lobes; 113-137 predorsal scales (Ref. 57228). Coloration: back bluish-green, belly silvery; fine blue line can be seen along sides (Ref. 57228). Paugy, D. 2003 Belonidae. p. 293-297 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57228) FB-Morphology-9023 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Dimitri Geelhand 2015-03-12 00:00:00 2015-03-12 22:41:06 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9023 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 16; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 14 - 18 Paugy, D. 2003 Belonidae. p. 293-297 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57228) FB-Distribution-9023 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-06 00:00:00 2023-05-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9023 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Eastern Atlantic: Senegal and Guinea south through the Gulf of Guinea to Angola (Ref. 5757). Reported from Gambia River (Ref. 28587). Collette, B.B. and N.V. Parin 1990 Belonidae. p. 592-597. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 5757) FB-Uses-9023 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-06 00:00:00 2023-05-15 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9023 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription fisheries: minor commercial; price category: high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family Collette, B.B. 1981 Belonidae. In W. Fischer, G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Central Atlantic (Fishing Areas 34, 47 (in part)). Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and FAO, Rome. (Ref. 6530) FB-Size-9023 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-06 00:00:00 2023-05-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9023 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology 150 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683)) Schneider, W. 1990 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. Prepared and published with the support of the FAO Regional Office for Africa. Rome: FAO. 268 p. (Ref. 2683) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-9023 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-06 00:00:00 2023-05-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9023 pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - ? m