Agujon Needlefish (Tylosurus acus)

General data
- Main name: Agujon Needlefish
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Europe, North America, South America
- Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Classification
- Genus: Tylosurus - Tylosurus
- Family: Belonidae - Needlefishes
- Order: Beloniformes - Needlefishes
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: off Morocco and the Mediterranean. Max length : 153 cm TL; common length : 90 cm SL; max. published weight: 3.7 kg Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 24; Vertebrae: 90 - 95. Diagnosis: body elongate; upper and lower jaws extremely long, forming a stout beak armed with very sharp teeth; gill rakers absent. Nostrils in depression before eyes (nasal pit); pelvic fins abdominal; 20-26 dorsal-fin rays; anal fin short, 9.7-11.7 times in body length; small, black lateral keel on either sides of caudal peduncle; caudal fin deeply forked.