Keel-jawed needle fish

Tylosurus melanotus

One Hundred Centimeters Eel from African Waters

Keel-jawed needle fish is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 100 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Belonidae
Genus: Tylosurus
Maximum length: 100 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa (Ref. 3130 ) to the central and south Pacific. Eastern Central Pacific: oceanic islands such as the Revillagigedo, Clipperton and Cocos (Ref. 9279 ).

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