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Tylosurus
''Tylosurus'' is a genus of needlefish, one of ten in the family Belonidae. They are found worldwide in tropical and warmer temperate seas and two species have been recorded as Lessepsian migrants in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Species The seven currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Tylosurus acus'' (Lacepède, 1803) ** ''T. a. acus'' ( Lacépède, 1803) (Agujon needlefish) ** ''T. a. imperialis'' (Rafinesque, 1810) ** ''T. a. melanotus'' ( Bleeker, 1850) (keel-jawed needlefish) ** ''T. a. rafale'' Collette & Parin, 1970 (Atlantic agujon needlefish) * ''Tylosurus choram'' ( Rüppell, 1837) (Red Sea houndfish) * ''Tylosurus crocodilus'' ( Péron & Lesueur, 1821) ( Houndfish) * '' Tylosurus fodiator'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Mexican needlefish) * '' Tylosurus gavialoides'' ( Castelnau, 1873) (Stout long tom) * '' Tylosurus pacificus'' (Steindachner, 1876) (Pacific agujon needlefish) * '' Tylosurus punctulatus'' ( Günther, 1872) (Spotted long tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houndfish
The houndfish, or more specifically the crocodile needlefish (''Tylosurus crocodilus'') is a game fish of the family Belonidae, the needlefishes. It is the largest member of its family, growing up to in length and in weight. Taxonomy The houndfish was described as ''Belona crocodila'' by François Péron and Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1821 with the type locality given as Mauritius. Two subspecies of the houndfish were recognised: *''Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus'' (Péron & Lesueur 1821) *''Tylosurus crocodilus fodiator'' Jordan & Gilbert 1882 However, Fishbase now recognises ''T.c. fodiator'' as a valid species, '' Tylosurus fodiator'', the Mexican needlefish. Description A key way of distinguishing the houndfish from other members of the genus ''Tylosurus'' is that the houndfish's teeth point anteriorly when the fish is a juvenile. The teeth of other species are straight at all ages.Collette, B.B. 1999 Belonidae. Needlefishes. p. 2151–2161. In: K.E. Carpenter and V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tylosurus
''Tylosurus'' is a genus of needlefish, one of ten in the family Belonidae. They are found worldwide in tropical and warmer temperate seas and two species have been recorded as Lessepsian migrants in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Species The seven currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Tylosurus acus'' (Lacepède, 1803) ** ''T. a. acus'' ( Lacépède, 1803) (Agujon needlefish) ** ''T. a. imperialis'' (Rafinesque, 1810) ** ''T. a. melanotus'' ( Bleeker, 1850) (keel-jawed needlefish) ** ''T. a. rafale'' Collette & Parin, 1970 (Atlantic agujon needlefish) * ''Tylosurus choram'' ( Rüppell, 1837) (Red Sea houndfish) * ''Tylosurus crocodilus'' ( Péron & Lesueur, 1821) ( Houndfish) * '' Tylosurus fodiator'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Mexican needlefish) * '' Tylosurus gavialoides'' ( Castelnau, 1873) (Stout long tom) * '' Tylosurus pacificus'' (Steindachner, 1876) (Pacific agujon needlefish) * '' Tylosurus punctulatus'' ( Günther, 1872) (Spotted long tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tylosurus Acus
''Tylosurus acus'' (keel-jawed needlefish) is a game fish of the family Belonidae. Distribution The keel-jawed needlefish is widespread in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans. Taxonomy There are four recognised subspecies of ''Tylosurus acus'': *''T. a. acus'' ( Lacepède, 1803) (Agujon needlefish) - in the western Atlantic from Massachusetts to Brazil and in the eastern Atlantic off Morocco and in the western Mediterranean *''T. a. imperialis'' (Rafinesque, 1810) in the Mediterranean Sea and Cape Verde Islands *''T. a. rafale'' Collette and Parin 1970 (Atlantic agujon needlefish) Gulf of Guinea *''T. a melanotus'' ( Bleeker, 1850) (Keel-jawed needlefish) in the Indo-West Pacific and oceanic islands in the eastern tropical Pacific Revillagigedo Islands, Clipperton Island, and Cocos Island. ''Tylosurus pacificus ''Tylosurus'' is a genus of needlefish, one of ten in the family Belonidae. They are found worldwide in tropical and warmer temperate seas and two species have be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tylosurus Fodiator
''Tylosurus fodiator'', the Mexican needlefish, is a species of needlefish from the Family (biology), family Belonidae which is found only in the eastern Pacific, from the Gulf of California south to Ecuador including the Galapagos, Cocos Island, Cocos and Malpelo Island, Malpelo Islands. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the houndfish but is now regarded as valid species. This species is normally encountered close to the coast but can be found in offshore waters. It is a predatory species, feeding mainly on small fishes. They lay eggs which adhere to objects in the water by filaments which cover the outer layer of the eggs. This species was Species description, described in 1882 by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert with the Type locality (biology), type locality given as Mazatlán in Sinaloa, western Mexico. References {{Taxonbar, From=Q28802726 Tylosurus, fodiator Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert Fish described i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tylosurus Choram
''Tylosurus choram'', the Red Sea houndfish, is a species of needlefish from the family Belonidae. A marine fish bluish in color with a long slender body, and a pointed long toothed beak, found in most temperate, warm seas, and sometimes rivers, it is found in abundance in the Red Sea. It is a fast predator swimming in small schools near the water surface. Like other species of needlefish this species is oviparous, laying eggs which attach themselves to objects in the water by means of filaments which cover the outer layer of the egg. ''Tylosurus choram'' is found in the Red Sea and in coastal waters around the Arabian Peninsula to the Gulf of Oman. It has been reported twice, forty years apart, in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel.Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (''Tylosurus choram''). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Tylosurus_choram.pdf This species was described as ''Belone choram'' by Eduard Rü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belonidae
Needlefish (Family (biology), family Belonidae) or long toms are piscivorous bony fish, fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea. Some genera include species found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments (e.g., ''Strongylura''), while a few genera are confined to freshwater rivers and streams, including ''Belonion'', ''Potamorrhaphis'', and ''Xenentodon''. Needlefish closely resemble North American freshwater gars (family Lepisosteidae) in being elongated and having long, narrow jaws filled with sharp teeth, and some species of needlefishes are referred to as gars or garfish despite being only distantly related to the true gars. In fact, the name "garfish" was originally used for the needlefish ''Belone belone'' in Europe and only later applied to the North American fishes by European settlers during the 18th century. Description Needlefish are slender, ranging from in length. They have a single dorsal fin, placed far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needlefish
Needlefish (family Belonidae) or long toms are piscivorous fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea. Some genera include species found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments (e.g., '' Strongylura''), while a few genera are confined to freshwater rivers and streams, including '' Belonion'', '' Potamorrhaphis'', and '' Xenentodon''. Needlefish closely resemble North American freshwater gars (family Lepisosteidae) in being elongated and having long, narrow jaws filled with sharp teeth, and some species of needlefishes are referred to as gars or garfish despite being only distantly related to the true gars. In fact, the name " garfish" was originally used for the needlefish '' Belone belone'' in Europe and only later applied to the North American fishes by European settlers during the 18th century. Description Needlefish are slender, ranging from in length. They have a single dorsal fin, placed far back on the body, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasio Cocco
Anastasio Cocco (29 August 1799, Messina – 26 February 1854, Messina) was an Italian physician and naturalist who specialized in marine biology. He described several new fish and crustacea from the waters of Messina. The species '' Microichthys coccoi'' was named in his honour. Biography Cocco was born in Messina where his father was a physician and writer. Cocco studied classics and went to the Collegio Carolinorese and then trained for medicine. He also learned botany and entomology from his brothers Gioacchino and Antonio Arrosto. He became interested in botany He went to Naples and attended lectures of Domenico Cotugno, Francesco Semmola, Vincenzo Lanza. He returned to Messina due to the death of his father and after his studies were interrupted he studied with Lorenzo Maisano before going back to Messina. He received a medical degree from the Siculorum Gymnasium, Catania. In 1827 he worked at the Carolina Academy as a chair of materia medica and in 1850 he became involved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
