Tylosurus fodiator

Tylosurus fodiator, the Mexican needlefish, is a species of needlefish from the family Belonidae which is found only in the eastern Pacific,^[2] from the Gulf of California south to Ecuador including the Galapagos, Cocos and Malpelo Islands.^[1] It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the houndfish but is now regarded as valid species.^[3] This species is normally encountered close to the coast but can be found in offshore waters. It is a predatory species, feeding mainly on small fishes. They lay eggs which adhere to objects in the water by filaments which cover the outer layer of the eggs.^[2] This species was described in 1882 by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert with the type locality given as Mazatlán in Sinaloa, western Mexico.^[3]

Tylosurus fodiator
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Belonidae
Genus:	Tylosurus
Species:	T. fodiator
Binomial name
Tylosurus fodiator Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Synonyms[2]
Strongylura fodiator (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) Tylosurus crocodilus fodiator Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

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