Strongylura
Strongylura is a genus of needlefishes from the family Belonidae which is distributed throughout the tropical and warmer temperate waters of the world, including some species which live in freshwater.Species
Currently, there are 14 recognized species in this genus:
- Strongylura anastomella
- Strongylura exilis
- Strongylura fluviatilis
- Strongylura hubbsi Collette, 1974
- Strongylura incisa
- Strongylura krefftii
- Strongylura leiura
- Strongylura marina
- Strongylura notata
- * S. n. forsythia Breder, 1932
- * S. n. notata
- Strongylura scapularis
- Strongylura senegalensis
- Strongylura strongylura
- Strongylura timucu
- Strongylura urvillii
Taxonomy
It is thought that the genus Strongylura is not monophyletic.
