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Belonidae
redfin needlefish
Strongylura notata
Sixty One Centimeters Belonid Fish
- Red
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Atlantic Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- Elongated
- Large
- Tropical fish
Red
Tropical
Regional distribution
Elongated
LargeStrongylura notata, the redfin needlefish or agujon, is a species of fish in the family Belonidae.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Belonidae
- Genus
- Strongylura
- Maximum length
- 61 cm
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Central Atlantic: Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Belize, and Honduras (Ref. 50368 ); also reported from Bermuda (Ref. 7251 ). Another subspecies, Strongylura notata forsythia is recognized occurring from the Bahamas, southern Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico west to Mobile Bay, Alabama.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
