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Tylosurus pacificus (Steindachner, 1876)

aguja, agujón del Pacífico, marao ojón, Pacific agujon needlefish

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Beloniformes

Family
Belonidae

Genus
Tylosurus

Species
pacificus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Eastern Pacific

References

  • 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.
  • 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, Tylosurus pacificus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13185. Accessed 9 September 2025.