| Houndfish |
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| Illustration from The Bahama Islands by The Geographical Society of Baltimore 1905. |
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| T. c. crocodilus near Réunion |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Actinopterygii |
| Order: |
Beloniformes |
| Family: |
Belonidae |
| Genus: |
Tylosurus |
| Species: |
T. crocodilus |
| Binomial name |
Tylosurus crocodilus
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| Synonyms |
- Belone crocodilus Péron & Lesueur, 1821
- Strongylura crocodila (Péron & Lesueur, 1821)
- Strongylura crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821)
- Belone coromandelica van Hasselt, 1823
- Belone timucoides van Hasselt, 1824
- Belone raphidoma Ranzani, 1842
- Strongylura raphidoma (Ranzani, 1842)
- Tylosurus raphidoma (Ranzani, 1842)
- Belone gigantea Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
- Strongylura gigantea (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Tylosurus giganteus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Belone annulata Valenciennes, 1846
- Tylosurus annulatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
- Belone gerania Valenciennes, 1846
- Belone melanurus Bleeker, 1849
- Belone cylindrica Bleeker, 1850
- Belone crassa Poey, 1860
- Belone melanochira Poey, 1860
- Belone koseirensis Klunzinger, 1871
- Tylosurus gladius Bean, 1882
- Esox aaveri Curtiss, 1938
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The houndfish, or more specifically the crocodile needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus) is a game fish of the family Belonidae, the needlefishes. It is the largest member of its family, growing up to 5 feet (1.5 m) in length and 10 pounds (4.5 kg) in weight.