Pi19 Belone strongylura (Spottail needlefish needlefish)

 Pi19                              Belone strongylura (Spottail needlefish needlefish)

 

Phylum            : Chordata

Class                : Teleostei

Order               : Beloniformes

Family             : Belonidae

Genus              : Belone

Species            : Belone strongylura

Accepted Name: Strongylura strongylura

Description:

        Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18; Vertebrae: 59 - 65. Round in cross section. Dorsal fin rays 12-15; anal fin rays 15-18. Caudal peduncle without lateral keels. Caudal fin rounded or truncate. Predorsal scales few and relatively large, 100-130. Caudal fin light with a prominent round black spot near its base. Dorsal fin lobe and distal margin of caudal fin yellow in live adults, anterior margin of anal fin orange.

 

 IUCN Status: Least concern