Tylosurus acus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Belonidae |
Genus: | Tylosurus |
Species: | T. acus
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Binomial name | |
Tylosurus acus (Lacépède, 1803)
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Tylosurus acus (keel-jawed needlefish) is a game fish of the family Belonidae.
Distribution
[edit]The keel-jawed needlefish is widespread in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]There are four recognised subspecies of Tylosurus acus:[1]
- T. a. acus (Lacepède, 1803) (Agujon needlefish) - in the western Atlantic from Massachusetts to Brazil and in the eastern Atlantic off Morocco and in the western Mediterranean
- T. a. imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810) in the Mediterranean Sea and Cape Verde Islands
- T. a. rafale Collette and Parin 1970 (Atlantic agujon needlefish) Gulf of Guinea
- T. a melanotus (Bleeker, 1850) (Keel-jawed needlefish) in the Indo-West Pacific and oceanic islands in the eastern tropical Pacific Revillagigedo Islands, Clipperton Island, and Cocos Island.
Tylosurus pacificus was once considered a subspecies of T. acus but is now considered a distinct species.[3] Although acus was suppressed by ICZN Opinion 900, continued usage of the name led to Tylosurus acus being reinstated as a valid name.[4][5] Some authorities raise the four subspecies to species level.[6]
References
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- ^ a b Collette, B.B.; Aiken, K.A.; Polanco Fernandez, A. (2015). "Tylosurus acus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T189820A15537844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T189820A15537844.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Species Tylosurus acus Lacepède 1803". FishWisePro. 1803. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Collette, B. B. and H. M. Banford 2001. Status of the eastern Pacific agujon needlefish Tylosurus pacificus (Steindachner, 1876) (Beloniformes: Belonidae). Revista de Biología Tropical v. 49 (Suppl. 1): 51-57.
- ^ Collette, B. B. 1970. Three specific names in the family Belonidae (Pisces): suppressed under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature v. 26 (no. 5-6): 213-216.
- ^ OPINION 2169 (Case 3297) Sphyraena acus Lacépède, 1803 (currently Tylosurus acus; Teleostei, BELONIDAE): reinstated as a valid name. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 2007 64:75-76.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tylosurus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 August 2019.