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Strongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792)

Atlantic needlefish
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Venezuela country information

Common names: Marao, Marao de laguna
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 3129.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez, 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Aiguillette verte, Agujón verde, Bluebone, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Belonidae (Needlefishes)
Etymology: Strongylura: Greek, strongylos = round + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas; Água doce; estuarina associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 0 - ? m.   Subtropical; 45°N - 9°S, 88°W - 34°W

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: Maine, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Absent from the Bahamas and Antilles (Ref. 3129).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 111 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 40637); common length : 60.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5217); peso máx. Publicado: 2.3 kg (Ref. 40637)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Raios dorsais moles (total) : 14 - 17; Raios anais moles: 16 - 20. Black pigment behind eye, not extending below level of middle of eye (Ref. 26938).

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal areas and mangrove-lined lagoons. Enters freshwater. Feeds mainly on small fishes. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205). Only the right gonad is developed (Ref. 26938). Marketed fresh.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Collette, Bruce B. | Colaboradores

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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