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Updated 3/21/2020
Family Belonidae
CIRCUMTROPICAL
Tylosurus
crocodilus
Wakatobi, Indonesia
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Kahe Point, Oahu |
Jardines de la Reina, Cuba
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Moku o Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu 3 feet |
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CROCODILE NEEDLEFISH 'AHA
Uncommon in coastal waters.
Robust with large eyes, jaws straight, keel on caudal peduncle. Attains at least 4 feet.
Large needlefish have impaled swimmers and boaters. Warm
& temperate seas worldwide. Formerly known as Strongylura
gigantea.
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