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Strongylura notata notata in Bermuda
Redfin needlefish

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Strongylura notata notata   (Poey, 1860)
Family:	Belonidae (Needlefishes)			picture (Stnot_u2.jpg) by American Littoral Society - Southeast Chapter
Order:	Beloniformes  (needle fishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Redfin needlefish
Max. size:	61.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7251)
Environment:	reef-associated
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Western Central Atlantic: Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Belize, and Honduras (Ref. 50368); also reported from Bermuda (Ref. 7251). Another subspecies, Strongylura notata forsythia is recognized occurring from the Bahamas, southern Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico west to Mobile Bay, Alabama.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal soft rays: 12-15
Biology:	Inhabits coastal waters, mostly in bays and inlets. May enter freshwater (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Collette, Bruce B.
Main Ref:	Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)
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Bermuda country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bd.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Froese, Rainer

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