FB-13565 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13565 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Beloniformes Belonidae Platybelone Platybelone pterura (Osburn & Nichols, 1916) Agujon needlefish Pacific agujon Pacific agujon needlefish Aiguille voyeuse Aguja Agujón del Pacífico Marao ojón 太平洋圆颌针鱼 太平洋圓頜針魚 Belone pacifica Steindachner, 1876 Strongylura galapagensis Fowler, 1944 Tylosurus acus pacificus (Steindachner, 1876) 1995-06-19 2021-06-08 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Collette, B.B.0 Belonidae. Agujones, maraos. p. 919-926. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. 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(Ref. 137577) FB-pic-13568-5098 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1995-08-02 2014-09-04 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=13568 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Tyacupu0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Tyacupu0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-13568 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-06-19 00:00:00 2024-08-12 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13568 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Generally found offshore, but may also encountered in coastal areas (Ref. 9279). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205). Usually caught with the help of artificial lights (Ref. 9279). Marketed fresh and salted (Ref. 9279). The flesh is of good quality (Ref. 9279). Collette, B.B. 1995 Belonidae. Agujones, maraos. p. 919-926. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9279) FB-Morphology-13568 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1999-11-19 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13568 Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 24; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 18 - 22; Vertebrae: 74 - 80 Collette, B.B. 1995 Belonidae. Agujones, maraos. p. 919-926. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9279) FB-Distribution-13568 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-06-19 00:00:00 2021-04-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13568 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Cabo Blanco, Peru; including the Galapagos Islands. Collette, B.B. 2003 Family Belonidae Bonaparte 1832 - needlefishes. Calif. Acad. Sci. Annotated Checklists of Fishes (16):22. (Ref. 50279) FB-Uses-13568 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-06-19 00:00:00 2024-08-12 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=13568 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes Collette, B.B. 1995 Belonidae. Agujones, maraos. p. 919-926. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9279) IGFA 2009 Database of IGFA angling records until 2009. IGFA, Fort Lauderdale, USA. (Ref. 83530) FB-Size-13568 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-06-19 00:00:00 2024-08-12 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=13568 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 150 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 83530)); max. published weight: 1,846 g (Ref. 124487) IGFA 2009 Database of IGFA angling records until 2009. IGFA, Fort Lauderdale, USA. (Ref. 83530) Coello, D., M. Herrera and R. Zambrano 2020 Length-weight relationship of 74 fish species caught in the continental coast of Ecuador. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 37:129-134. (Ref. 124487) 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#Habitat 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-13568 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-06-19 00:00:00 2024-08-12 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13568 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - ? m