Agujon Needlefish
Tylosurus acus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Family
- Belonidae
- Genus
- Tylosurus
Where to Find
Found in 43 diving areas across 27 countries and 7 regions.
- Christmas Island, Australia - 3 records
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia - 3 records
- Sandy Island, Anguilla - 2 records
- Abaco, Bahamas - 2 records
- Andros, Bahamas - 1 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 10 records
- Exuma Cays, Bahamas - 1 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 4 records
- South Coast, Barbados - 1 records
- West Coast, Barbados - 1 records
- North Shore, Bermuda - 1 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 5 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 5 records
- Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 1 records
- Sosua & Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic - 1 records
- Diamond Rock, Martinique - 5 records
- Saint-Pierre, Martinique - 4 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 3 records
- Anse La Raye, St. Lucia - 1 records
- Soufriere & The Pitons, St. Lucia - 1 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 5 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 5 records
- Turneffe Atoll, Belize - 1 records
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 620 records
- Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 3 records
- Corn Islands, Nicaragua - 1 records
- Bocas del Toro, Panama - 442 records
- Coiba National Park, Panama - 442 records
- Grande Comore, Comoros - 3 records
- Moheli, Comoros - 3 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 5 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 1 records
- São Tomé, São Tomé & Príncipe - 2 records
- Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 106 records
- Cozumel, Mexico - 4 records
- Socorro Islands, Mexico - 35 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 4 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 7 records
- Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela - 2 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 1 records