Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Strongylura exilis
aguja brava, lápiz aguja, agujón californiano, pez aguja, Californian needlefish
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Beloniformes
Family
Belonidae
Genus
Strongylura
Species
exilis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Belone exilis Girard, 1854, Belone stolzmanni Steindachner, 1878, Strongylura peruana Fowler, 1919, Strongylura stolzmanni (Steindachner, 1878), Strongylura tahitiensis Fowler & Bean, 1923, Tylosurus sierrita Jordan & Gilbert, 1882, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
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.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- 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, Strongylura exilis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13183. Accessed 4 November 2026.