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Tylosurus

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Species

The seven currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Tylosurus acus (Lacepède, 1803)
    • T. a. acus (Lacépède, 1803) (Agujon needlefish)
    • T. a. imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810)
    • T. a. melanotus (Bleeker, 1850) (keel-jawed needlefish)
    • T. a. rafale Collette & Parin, 1970 (Atlantic agujon needlefish)
  • Tylosurus choram (Rüppell, 1837) (Red Sea houndfish)
  • Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821) (Houndfish)
  • Tylosurus fodiator D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Mexican needlefish)
  • Tylosurus gavialoides (Castelnau, 1873) (Stout long tom)
  • Tylosurus pacificus (Steindachner, 1876) (Pacific agujon needlefish)
  • Tylosurus punctulatus (Günther, 1872) (Spotted long tom)

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