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Strongylura marina in Curaçao Island
Atlantic needlefish

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Strongylura marina   (Walbaum, 1792)
Family:	Belonidae (Needlefishes)			picture (Stmar_u1.jpg) by Vaske Jr., T.
Order:	Beloniformes  (needle fishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Atlantic needlefish
Max. size:	111 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 2,340 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment:	reef-associated ; depth range - 1 m
Climate:	subtropical; 45°N - 9°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: Maine, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Absent from the Bahamas and Antilles (Ref. 3129).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal soft rays: 16-20. Black pigment behind eye, not extending below level of middle of eye (Ref. 26938).
Biology:	Inhabits coastal areas and mangrove-lined lagoons. Enters freshwater. Feeds mainly on small fishes. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205). Only the right gonad is developed (Ref. 26938). Marketed fresh
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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Curaçao Island country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Collette, B.B., 1978
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Also Ref. 3129.
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Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez, 1992
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	Modified:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Entered:  Agustin, Liza Q.

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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07