| Strongylura notata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Belonidae |
| Genus: | Strongylura |
| Species: | S. notata |
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| Strongylura notata Poey, 1860 | |
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Strongylura notata, the redfin needlefish or agujon, is a species of fish in the family Belonidae.
Description
Fully grown adults can reach a length of 61 centimetres (24 in).
Habitat
The species mostly inhaboits marine and brackish waters and may enter freshwater habitats.
Distribution
The nominate subspecies, S. n. notata, occurs in the Western Central Atlantic around Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Belize, and Honduras, and has also been reported from Bermuda. S. n. forsythia has been reported from the Bahamas, southern Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico west to Mobile Bay, Alabama.
References
- ^ "Agujon | Strongylura notata (Poey 1860)". Encyclopedia of Life. National Museum of Natural History.
- Bailly, Nicolas (2022). "Strongylura notata (Poey, 1860)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Strongylura notata". FishBase. October 2024 version.
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