Houndfish

Houndfish
Illustration from The Bahama Islands by The Geographical Society of Baltimore 1905.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Genus: Tylosurus
Species:
T. crocodilus
Binomial name
Tylosurus crocodilus
(Péron & Lesueur, 1821)
Synonyms[2]
  • Belone crocodilus Péron & Lesueur, 1821
  • Strongylura crocodila (Péron & Lesueur, 1821)
  • Strongylura crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821)
  • Belone coromandelica van Hasselt, 1823
  • Belone timucoides van Hasselt, 1824
  • Belone raphidoma Ranzani, 1842
  • Strongylura raphidoma (Ranzani, 1842)
  • Tylosurus raphidoma (Ranzani, 1842)
  • Belone gigantea Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
  • Strongylura gigantea (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
  • Tylosurus giganteus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
  • Belone annulata Valenciennes, 1846
  • Tylosurus annulatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Belone gerania Valenciennes, 1846
  • Belone melanurus Bleeker, 1849
  • Belone cylindrica Bleeker, 1850
  • Belone crassa Poey, 1860
  • Belone melanochira Poey, 1860
  • Belone koseirensis Klunzinger, 1871
  • Tylosurus gladius Bean, 1882
  • Esox aaveri Curtiss, 1938

The houndfish (Tylosurus crocodilus) is a game fish of the family Belonidae. 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. It is also often called the crocodile needlefish.

  1. ^ Collette, B.B.; Acero, A.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Aiken, K.A. (2015). "Tylosurus crocodilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T183274A15602960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T183274A15602960.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fishbase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).