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Tylosurus crocodilus.jpg

Tylosurus crocodilus  (PĂ©ron & Lesueur, 1821)

Hound Needlefish, Crocodile Needlefish, Houndfish

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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Suborder: Belonoidei
Superfamily: Scomberesocoidea
Family: Belonidae
Subfamily: -
Genus: Tylosurus
Species: crocodilus


  • Common names: Hound Needlefish, Crocodile Needlefish, Houndfish
  • 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).
  • Image locations: Nakhon Si Thammarat (Koh Tao)
  • Environment: Marine
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Tylosurus crocodilus from Thailand.
Tylosaurus crocodilus Picture 1
Tylosaurus crocodilus (Hound needlefish). Koh Tao, Chumphon Province. November, 2010.
Tylosaurus crocodilus Picture 2
Tylosaurus crocodilus (Hound needlefish). Koh Tao, Chumphon Province. November, 2010.

References: 
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Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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