Belonidae

Red Sea houndfish

Tylosurus choram

Long pointed toothed beak

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• West Asia
• Elongated
• Large
• Tropical fish

Tylosurus choram, the Red Sea houndfish, is a species of needlefish from the family Belonidae. A marine fish bluish in color with a long slender body, and a pointed long toothed beak, found in most temperate, warm seas, and sometimes rivers, it is found in abundance in the Red Sea. It is a fast predator swimming in small schools near the water surface.