Strongylura
| Strongylura | |
|---|---|
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| Atlantic Needlefish (S. marina) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Belonidae |
| Genus: | Strongylura van Hasselt, 1824 |
Strongylura is a genus of needlefishes.
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes, 1846)
- Strongylura exilis (Girard, 1854) (Californian needlefish)
- Strongylura fluviatilis (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)
- Strongylura notata forsythia Breder, 1932
- Strongylura notata notata (Poey, 1860) (Redfin needlefish)
- Strongylura scapularis (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Shoulderspot needlefish)
- Strongylura senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1846) (Senegal needlefish)
- Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt, 1823) (Spottail needlefish)
- Strongylura timucu (Walbaum, 1792) (Timucu)
- Strongylura urvillii (Valenciennes, 1846) (Urville's longtom)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Strongylura in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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