FB-977 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=977 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Beloniformes Belonidae Tylosurus Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821) Agulheta-imperial Agulhão Agulhão-branco Agulhão-lambaio Peixe agulha Timbale Dabboûs Acudia imperiale Spids hornfisk Agujon Agujón Agujon needlefish Atlantic agujón Black-finned long-tom California needelefish Garfish Houndfish Keeljaw longtom Keel-jawed needlefish Needlefish Pike fish Harilik krokodillhaug Sininokkakala Aiguille voyeuse Grande orphie Orphie Acugghia imperiali Aguglia maggiore Augghia 'i caruvana Augghia maggiori Augghia sabbaggia Imsella imperjali A'avere Zargana balığı Aguja imperial Agujón Agujón del Atlántico Agujón ojón Lachero Marao ojon Marao ojón Agujón Geep Guepi Orjaška iglica Warinai Zôfi dôhô Βελόνι Βελονίδα 尖形圆颌针鱼 尖形圓頜針魚 Belona carribaea Lesueur, 1821 Belona carribea Lesueur, 1821 Belone altipinna Poey, 1860 Belone carribaea Lesueur, 1821 Belone carribea Lesueur, 1821 Belone gerania (non Valenciennes, 1846) Belone jonesii Goode, 1879 Belone latimana Poey, 1860 Sphyraena acus Lacepède, 1803 Strongylura acus (Lacepède, 1803) Tylosaurus acus (Lacepède, 1803) Tylosurus acus acus (Lacepède, 1803) 1990-10-17 2019-01-16 Randall, J.E.0 Food habits of reef fishes of the West Indies. 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Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=976 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Tyacuau0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Tyacuau0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-976 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2021-06-08 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=976 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Inhabits oceanic and neritic waters (Ref. 26340). Feeds on small fishes. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205). Although sold fresh and salted, its market is limited due to the green-colored flesh (Ref. 5217). Circumglobal in tropical seas and divisible into four subspecies (Ref 90102). Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) FB-DiagnosticDescr-976 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Roxanne Rei Valdestamon 2013-02-22 00:00:00 2015-03-12 23:12:47 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=976 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Diagnosis: body elongate; upper and lower jaws extremely long, forming a stout beak armed with very sharp teeth; gill rakers absent (Ref. 57228, 90102). Nostrils in depression before eyes (nasal pit); pelvic fins abdominal; 20-26 dorsal-fin rays; anal fin short, 9.7-11.7 times in body length; small, black lateral keel on either sides of caudal peduncle; caudal fin deeply forked (Ref. 57228).Description: body less rounded in cross-section than T. crocodilus (Ref. 57228). Upper jaw nearly even with lower jaw (Ref. 90102). Anterior rays of dorsal and anal fins forming relatively high lobes that are comprised from 10.5-13.3 and from 9.7-11.7 times, respectively, in body length (Ref. 57228, 90102). Dorsal fin origin about equal with or slightly anterior to origin of anal fin (Ref. 90102). Pectoral and pelvic fins rather short, comprised from 8.0-12.4 and from 10.0-14.1 times, respectively, in body length (Ref. 57228). Lower lobe of caudal fin longer than upper (Ref. 57228, 90102). 267-430 (Ref. 57228) or 280-340 (Ref. 90102) predorsal scales. Left gonad absent or strongly reduced in both sexes (Ref. 57228). Coloration: back dark blue, belly silvery white; blue line along sides (Ref. 57228). Dorsal fin in juveniles with elevated posterior lobe which disappears with growth (Ref. 57228). Blackish margin on caudal fin (Ref. 90102). Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) FB-Morphology-976 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Roxanne Rei Valdestamon 2013-02-22 00:00:00 2015-03-12 23:12:47 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=976 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 27; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 20 - 24; Vertebrae: 90 - 95 Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) FB-Distribution-976 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2022-11-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=976 Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: off Morocco and the Mediterranean (Ref. 5505). Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) FB-Uses-976 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2021-06-08 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=976 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes Collette, B.B. 1978 Belonidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31), Volume 1. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3129) International Game Fish Association 1991 World record game fishes. International Game Fish Association, Florida, USA. (Ref. 4699) FB-TrophicStrategy-976 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1995-04-07 00:00:00 2008-10-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ acus Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 58534). Randall, J.E. 1967 Food habits of reef fishes of the West Indies. Stud. Trop. Oceanogr. Miami 5:665-847. (Ref. 33) FB-Size-976 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2021-06-08 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=976 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 153 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 26340)); max. published weight: 3,710 g (Ref. 4699) Claro, R. 1994 Características generales de la ictiofauna. p. 55-70. In R. Claro (ed.) Ecología de los peces marinos de Cuba. Instituto de Oceanología Academia de Ciencias de Cuba and Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo. (Ref. 26340) International Game Fish Association 1991 World record game fishes. International Game Fish Association, Florida, USA. (Ref. 4699) 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-976 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2021-06-08 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=976 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - ? m