Tylosurus fodiator | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Belonidae |
Genus: | Tylosurus |
Species: | T. fodiator
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Binomial name | |
Tylosurus fodiator | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Tylosurus fodiator, the Mexican needlefish, is a species of needlefish from the family Belonidae which is found only in the eastern Pacific, [2] from the Gulf of California south to Ecuador including the Galapagos, Cocos and Malpelo Islands. [1] It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the houndfish but is now regarded as valid species. [3] This species is normally encountered close to the coast but can be found in offshore waters. It is a predatory species, feeding mainly on small fishes. They lay eggs which adhere to objects in the water by filaments which cover the outer layer of the eggs. [2] This species was described in 1882 by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert with the type locality given as Mazatlán in Sinaloa, western Mexico. [3]
Tylosurus fodiator | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Belonidae |
Genus: | Tylosurus |
Species: | T. fodiator
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Binomial name | |
Tylosurus fodiator | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Tylosurus fodiator, the Mexican needlefish, is a species of needlefish from the family Belonidae which is found only in the eastern Pacific, [2] from the Gulf of California south to Ecuador including the Galapagos, Cocos and Malpelo Islands. [1] It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the houndfish but is now regarded as valid species. [3] This species is normally encountered close to the coast but can be found in offshore waters. It is a predatory species, feeding mainly on small fishes. They lay eggs which adhere to objects in the water by filaments which cover the outer layer of the eggs. [2] This species was described in 1882 by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert with the type locality given as Mazatlán in Sinaloa, western Mexico. [3]