WoRMS name details

Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821)

223867  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:223867)

 unaccepted
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Occurs singly or in small groups over both lagoon and seaward reefs. Has been recorded from a temperature range of 26-29°C...  
Description Occurs singly or in small groups over both lagoon and seaward reefs. Has been recorded from a temperature range of 26-29°C (Ref. 4959). Feared by fishermen because they can cause puncture wounds with their sharp snouts when jumping out of the water, e.g. when alarmed or attracted to lights at night. Marketed mostly fresh. Considered as high quality foodfish [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=223867 on 2024-03-19
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
2009-06-16 07:05:49Z
changed
2022-03-02 13:57:09Z
changed
2023-01-11 08:59:53Z
changed

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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Occurs singly or in small groups over both lagoon and seaward reefs. Has been recorded from a temperature range of 26-29°C (Ref. 4959). Feared by fishermen because they can cause puncture wounds with their sharp snouts when jumping out of the water, e.g. when alarmed or attracted to lights at night. Marketed mostly fresh. Considered as high quality foodfish [details]
LanguageName 
English hound needlefish  [details]
Japanese オキザヨリ  [details]