FB-975 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=975 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Beloniformes Belonidae Strongylura Strongylura timucu (Walbaum, 1792) Acarapindá Agulha Agulhão Agulhão-espinha-verde Agulhão-roliço Carapiá Peixe-agulha Petimbuaba Timbucú Timicu Timucu Timucú Timuçu Zambaia-rolico Timucu-hornfisk Atlantic needlefish Needlefish Peixe agulha Tholepin Timicu Timucu Timuku Aiguillette timucu Agujón timucu Agujón timucú Timucú Geep Ladji Nanaaifisi 蒂玛柱颌针鱼 蒂瑪柱頜針魚 Belone cigonella Valenciennes, 1846 Belone depressa Poey, 1860 Belone diplotaenia Cope, 1871 Belone subtruncata Poey, 1860 Esox belone timucu Walbaum, 1792 Tylosurus euryops Bean & Dresel, 1884 Tylosurus sagitta Jordan & Gilbert, 1884 1990-10-17 2014-02-27 Randall, J.E.0 Food habits of reef fishes of the West Indies. Stud. Trop. Oceanogr. Miami 5:665-847. (Ref. 33) Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. 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Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=975 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Sttim_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Sttim_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-975 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2014-02-27 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=975 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Adults found on reef flats, in lagoons, or in freshwater (Ref. 9710). Juveniles found among floating algae (Ref. 9710). Feeds mainly on small fishes (Ref. 3129). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205). During the day preys on small fishes and shrimps close to water surface, approaching potential prey stealthily within lunging range, but when disturbed, may leap and skitter at the surface. At night, young individuals rest close to the surface, aligned with semi-submersed leaves of marsh grass in mangroves, and when disturbed, usually sinks slowly and hides within vegetation. The resemblance to grass blades and its night-time behavior are believed to be defensive adaptations against nocturnal visually oriented predators like night herons (Ref. 40403). Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) FB-DiagnosticDescr-975 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2001-03-20 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=975 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Caudal peduncle without a lateral keel, the least depth about equal to the width; maxilla exposed posteriorly; opercles scaled. Randall, J.E. 1996 Caribbean reef fishes. Third Edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p. (Ref. 13442) FB-Morphology-975 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2001-03-20 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=975 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Analsoft rays: 16 - 20 Randall, J.E. 1996 Caribbean reef fishes. Third Edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p. (Ref. 13442) FB-Distribution-975 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2010-06-02 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=975 Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) FB-Uses-975 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2014-02-27 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=975 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle fisheries: subsistence fisheries Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez 1992 Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217) FB-TrophicStrategy-975 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1995-04-07 00:00:00 2001-11-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public timucu http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size During the day preys on small fishes and shrimps close to water surface, approaching potential prey stealthily within lunging range, but when disturbed, may leap and skitter at the surface. At night, young individuals rest close to the surface, aligned with semi-submersed leaves of marsh grass in mangroves, and when disturbed, usually sinks slowly and hides within vegetation. The resemblance to grass blades and its night-time behavior are believed to be defensive adaptations against nocturnal visually oriented predators like night herons (Ref. 40403). Randall, J.E. 1967 Food habits of reef fishes of the West Indies. Stud. Trop. Oceanogr. Miami 5:665-847. (Ref. 33) FB-Size-975 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2014-02-27 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=975 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 61.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)) Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-975 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2014-02-27 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=975 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 3 m (Ref. 58047) Feitoza, B.M., L.A. Rocha, O.J. Luiz-Júnior, S.R. Floeter and J.L. Gasparini 2003 Reef fishes of St. Paul's Rocks: new records and notes on biology and zoogeography. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 7(2):61-82. (Ref. 58047)