Reef needlefish

Strongylura incisa

One Hundred Centimeters Belonid Fish of the Indian Ocean

Reef needlefish is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 100 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Belonidae
Genus: Strongylura
Maximum length: 100 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Maldives and the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean and widespread in the Western Central Pacific east to Fiji and Samoa.

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