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Needlefish (family Belonidae) or long toms [2] 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. [3]
Keeltail needlefish are found in the western Atlantic Ocean between North Carolina and Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean Sea. [6] In the Indian Ocean, they are known off of East Africa, with their range continuing into the Pacific, reaching the Hawaiian Islands and continuing north to the Ogasawara Islands. [7]
The Atlantic needlefish (Strongylura marina) is a common demersal needlefish species common in marinas and other areas with minimal currents.Body very elongated, rounded; extremely elongated jaws form a long beak, with numerous needle-like teeth; rear of the top jaw-bone by being exposed when the mouth is closed.
The garfish (Belone belone), also known as the garpike, needlefish or sea needle, is a pelagic, oceanodromous needlefish found in brackish and marine waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Black, and Baltic Seas.
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 was once considered a subspecies of T. acus but is now considered a distinct species. [ 3 ]
Needlefish. Located in warm coastal waters around the world, these fish have elongated bodies and sharp, needle-like teeth that give them a distinctly streamlined appearance. Most people don’t ...
The flat needlefish (Ablennes hians), or barred longtom, [3] the only known member of the genus Ablennes, is a marine fish of the family Belonidae. Flat needlefish are considered gamefish , frequently caught with the help of artificial lights , [ 4 ] but are not often eaten because of their green-colored flesh.
In common with other needlefish, this species has an elongate body with long, beak-like jaws filled with teeth. [6] The dorsal and anal fins are positioned far back along the body close to the tail. [6] The body is silvery-green, darker above and lighter below with a dark band running horizontally along the flank. [2]