houndfish

Tylosurus crocodilus

One Hundred Fifty Centimeters Belonid Fish from the Red Sea

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
North America
Oceania
South America
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

The houndfish, or more specifically the crocodile needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus) is a game fish of the family Belonidae, the needlefishes. It is the largest member of its family, growing up to 5 feet (1.5 m) in length and 10 pounds (4.5 kg) in weight.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Belonidae
Genus: Tylosurus
Maximum length: 150 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa (Ref. 5317 ) and Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964 ) to French Polynesia (Ref. 6784 ), north to Japan (Ref. 559 ), south to New South Wales, Australia (Ref. 33390 ). Replaced by Tylosurus crocodilus fodiator in the eastern Pacific. Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA to Brazil (Ref. 7251 ). Eastern Atlantic: Fernando Poo, Cameroon, Liberia, and Ascension Island (Ref. 5757 ); from Senegal and Guinea (Ref. 28587 ); and Cape Verde (Ref. 27000 ). Recorded from the Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 83387 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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