Tylosurus is a genus of needlefish, one of ten in the family Belonidae. They are found worldwide in tropical and warmer temperate seas[2] and two species have been recorded as Lessepsian migrants in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.[3]
Tylosurus punctulatus (Günther, 1872) (Spotted long tom)
Etymologyedit
The generic name Tylosurus is a compound created from the Greek words tylos meaning a "callus" and oura meaning "tail", this refers to the keel like structures on the caudal peduncle of these fish.[5]
^Bruce Baden Collette (2003). Family Belonidae Bonaparte 1832 needlefishes. Vol. 16. California Academy of Sciences. ISSN 1545-150X. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^Barbara Zorica; Vanja Čikeš Keč; Armin Palloro; et al. (2016). "First record of agujon needlefish, Tylosurus acus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810) (Osteichthyes: Belonidae) in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea". Acta Adriatica. 57 (1): 183–186.
^Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Tylosurus in FishBase. April 2019 version.
^Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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tylosurus, confused, with, tylosaurus, genus, needlefish, family, belonidae, they, found, worldwide, tropical, warmer, temperate, seas, species, have, been, recorded, lessepsian, migrants, eastern, mediterranean, houndfish, choramscientific, classificationdoma. Not to be confused with Tylosaurus Tylosurus is a genus of needlefish one of ten in the family Belonidae They are found worldwide in tropical and warmer temperate seas 2 and two species have been recorded as Lessepsian migrants in the eastern Mediterranean Sea 3 TylosurusRed Sea houndfish T choramScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder BeloniformesFamily BelonidaeGenus TylosurusCocco 1833Type speciesTylosurus cantraineiCocco 1833 1 Species editThe seven currently recognized species in this genus are 4 Tylosurus acus Lacepede 1803 T a acus Lacepede 1803 Agujon needlefish T a imperialis Rafinesque 1810 T a melanotus Bleeker 1850 keel jawed needlefish T a rafale Collette amp Parin 1970 Atlantic agujon needlefish Tylosurus choram Ruppell 1837 Red Sea houndfish Tylosurus crocodilus Peron amp Lesueur 1821 Houndfish Tylosurus fodiator D S Jordan amp C H Gilbert 1882 Mexican needlefish Tylosurus gavialoides Castelnau 1873 Stout long tom Tylosurus pacificus Steindachner 1876 Pacific agujon needlefish Tylosurus punctulatus Gunther 1872 Spotted long tom Etymology editThe generic name Tylosurus is a compound created from the Greek words tylos meaning a callus and oura meaning tail this refers to the keel like structures on the caudal peduncle of these fish 5 References edit Eschmeyer William N Fricke Ron amp van der Laan Richard eds Tylosurus Catalog of Fishes California Academy of Sciences Retrieved 2 August 2019 Bruce Baden Collette 2003 Family Belonidae Bonaparte 1832 needlefishes Vol 16 California Academy of Sciences ISSN 1545 150X a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Barbara Zorica Vanja Cikes Kec Armin Palloro et al 2016 First record of agujon needlefish Tylosurus acus imperialis Rafinesque 1810 Osteichthyes Belonidae in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea Acta Adriatica 57 1 183 186 Froese Rainer and Pauly Daniel eds 2019 Species of Tylosurus in FishBase April 2019 version Christopher Scharpf Kenneth J Lazara 15 June 2019 Order BELONIFORMES Needlefishes The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J Lazara Retrieved 3 August 2019 nbsp This order beloniformes related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tylosurus amp oldid 1182024702, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
