Red Sea houndfish (Tylosurus choram)

Scientific name: Tylosurus choram R?ppell, 1837

Red Sea houndfish (Tylosurus choram)

The Red Sea houndfish (Tylosurus choram) is a marine fish of the family Belonidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea to Gulf of Oman, including the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-24; Anal soft rays: 19 - 22

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Tylosurus choram
Family
Belonidae (Needlefishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
120
Common length
70.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Gulf of Oman, including the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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