Keel-jawed needle fish
Tylosurus melanotus
- Usual depth0–8 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly and October
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–8 m · Deepest record: 8 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Keel-jawed needle fish, Keel-jawed needle fish, Agujon needlefish
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Aiguille voyeuse
- Japanese
- テンジクダツ
Other scientific names: Belone appendiculatus, Belone melanotus, Strongylura appendiculata, Strongylura auloceps, Strongylura melanota, Strongylura melanotus, Thalassosteus appendiculatus, Thallasosteus appendiculatus, Tylosurus melanota
Similar species
- Houndfish
Tylosurus crocodilus
- Spongyjawed Needlefish
Tylosurus punctulatus
Flat needlefishAblennes hians
- blackspot longtom
Strongylura strongylura
- Driller's Long-tom
Strongylura incisa
- Banded needlefish
Strongylura leiurus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 26 open-data records from 1850 to 2024.
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