Strongylura

Strongylura
Atlantic Needlefish (S. marina)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Genus: Strongylura

Strongylura is a genus of needlefishes.

Species

Currently, 14 recognized species are 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)
    • S. n. forsythia Breder, 1932
    • S. n. 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

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Strongylura in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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