Strongylura is a genus of needlefishes from the family Belonidae which is distributed throughout the tropical and warmer temperate waters of the world, including some species which live in freshwater.
| Strongylura | |
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| Atlantic Needlefish (S. marina) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Belonidae |
| Genus: | Strongylura van Hasselt, 1824 |
| Type species | |
| Strongylura caudimaculata van Hasselt, 1824[1]
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Species
editCurrently, there are 14 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- 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 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)
Taxonomy
editIt is thought that the genus Strongylura is not monophyletic.[3] Domain. : Eukaryota Kingdom. : Animalia Phylum. : Chordata Class. : Actinopterygii Order. : Beloniformes Family. : Belonidae Genus. : Strongylura Species. : S. strongylura
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Strongylura". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Strongylura". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Bruce B. Collette (September 2003). "Family Belonidae Bonaparte 1832" (PDF). Annotated Checklist of Fishes. 16. California Academy of Sciences. ISSN 1545-150X.
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