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  5. Needlefishes (Belonidae)

Needlefishes (Belonidae)

The Needlefishes (Belonidae) family has 29 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia, 1 of which is kept in home aquariums.

Species in this family

  • Freshwater garfish (Xenentodon cancila)Freshwater garfishXenentodon cancila
  • Agujon needlefishTylosurus acus acus
  • Annobon keel tail needlefishPlatybelone argalus annobonensis
  • Atlantic agujon needlefishTylosurus acus rafale
  • Atlantic needlefish (Strongylura marina)Atlantic needlefishStrongylura marina
  • Baja California keeltail needlefishPlatybelone argalus pterura
  • Banded needlefish (Strongylura leiura)Banded needlefishStrongylura leiura
  • Californian needlefish (Strongylura exilis)Californian needlefishStrongylura exilis
  • Cape needlefish (Petalichthys capensis)Cape needlefishPetalichthys capensis
  • Flat needlefish (Ablennes hians)Flat needlefishAblennes hians
  • Garfish (Belone belone)GarfishBelone belone
  • Hound needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus)Hound needlefishTylosurus crocodilus crocodilus
  • Keel-jawed needle fishTylosurus acus melanotus
  • Keeled needlefishPlatybelone argalus platyura
  • Keeltail needlefishPlatybelone argalus argalus
  • Long tomStrongylura krefftii
  • Maya needlefish (Strongylura hubbsi)Maya needlefishStrongylura hubbsi
  • Mexican needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus fodiator)Mexican needlefishTylosurus crocodilus fodiator
  • Pacific agujon needlefish (Tylosurus pacificus)Pacific agujon needlefishTylosurus pacificus
  • Red Sea houndfish (Tylosurus choram)Red Sea houndfishTylosurus choram
  • Redfin needlefishStrongylura notata notata
  • Reef needlefish (Strongylura incisa)Reef needlefishStrongylura incisa
  • Senegal needlefish (Strongylura senegalensis)Senegal needlefishStrongylura senegalensis
  • Shoulderspot needlefish (Strongylura scapularis)Shoulderspot needlefishStrongylura scapularis
  • Spottail needlefish (Strongylura strongylura)Spottail needlefishStrongylura strongylura
  • Spotted long-tom (Tylosurus punctulatus)Spotted long-tomTylosurus punctulatus
  • Stout longtom (Tylosurus gavialoides)Stout longtomTylosurus gavialoides
  • Timucu (Strongylura timucu)TimucuStrongylura timucu
  • Urville's longtom (Strongylura urvillii)Urville's longtomStrongylura urvillii
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