Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ablennes hians
aguja americana, aguja corbata, agujón sable, Flat needlefish
Size> To about 1m.
These fishes are encountered in the open sea around the islands. During the warm season, from January through May, they are often seen on the surface of bays and coves in large numbers, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Beloniformes
Family
Belonidae
Genus
Ablennes
Species
hians
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ablennes hians", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13181. Accessed 28 April 2026.