Strongylura strongylura
| Strongylura strongylura | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Belonidae |
| Genus: | Strongylura |
| Species: | S. strongylura
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| Binomial name | |
| Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt, 1823)
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Strongylura strongylura, the spottail needlefish or blackspot longtom, is a species of needlefish from the family Belonidae. It is found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans from the Persian Gulf east to Australia and the Philippines.[2] This species occurs in coastal waters and in mangrove-lined lagoons as well as being recorded in estuarine areas and it has even entered freshwater. Living S. strongylura have been found alive and buried in mud during low tide.[1] It is piscivorous, feeding mainly on clupeoids. This species is oviparous and the eggs adhere to objects in the water which catch the tendrils which cover the surface of the egg.[2] Strongylura strongylura under the synonym of Strongylura caudimaculata is the type species of the genus Strongylura.[3] It as originally described as Belone strongylura by Johan Coenraad van Hasselt in 1823 with the type locality given as Vizagapatam, India.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Collette, B.B. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2015). "Strongylura strongylura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T166902A56973486. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Strongylura strongylura" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Strongylura". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belone strongylura". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 August 2019.