Tylosurus fodiator

Tylosurus fodiator, the Mexican needlefish, is a species of needlefish from the family Belonidae which is found only in the eastern Pacific,[2] from the Gulf of California south to Ecuador including the Galapagos, Cocos and Malpelo Islands.[1] It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the houndfish but is now regarded as valid species.[3] 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.[2] This species was described in 1882 by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert with the type locality given as Mazatlán in Sinaloa, western Mexico.[3]

Tylosurus fodiator
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Genus: Tylosurus
Species:
T. fodiator
Binomial name
Tylosurus fodiator
Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Synonyms[2]
  • Strongylura fodiator (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
  • Tylosurus crocodilus fodiator Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Isla Coiba National Park Panama

References
  1. Collette, B.; Acero, A.; Rojas, P. (2010). "Tylosurus crocodilus ssp. fodiator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T184051A8228704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184051A8228704.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Tylosurus fodiator" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Tylosurus fodiator". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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