Biology:Tylosurus acus
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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. 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
The keel-jawed needlefish is widespread in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.[2]
Taxonomy
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/189820/15537844. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Species Tylosurus acus Lacepède 1803". FishWisePro. 1803. https://www.fishwisepro.com/Species/Tylosurus-acus-110042. 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". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Tylosurus.
Wikidata ☰ Q4001160 entry
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