Tylosurus crocodilus | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron and Lesueur, 1821)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Osteichthyes
  • Order » Beloniformes
  • Family » Belonidae
  • Genus » Tylosurus
  • Species » crocodilus
  • Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron and Lesueur, 1821)
    (Hound needlefish)
  • Description »   (Wikipedia) The houndfish (Tylosurus crocodilus) is a game fish of the family Belonidae. 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. It is also often called the crocodile needlefish.
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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental] [Santa Maria, Davao Occidental,]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, JA Oño
  • Species ID by »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project
  • Collection Code »   FDP_GOVG_2209_010A
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:21 August 2012 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524706
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 15, 2024, 8:22 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    GGCACCCTTTATCTGGTATTCGGTGCTTGAGCTGGAATAGTAGGCACTGCCTTAAGCCTCCTTATTCGAGCAGAACTGAGCCAACCTGGCTCCCTTTTAGGCGATGACCAAATTTATAATGTTATCGTTACAGCACATGCATTTGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATTGGAGGCTTTGGAAACTGATTAATTCCACTTATGATTGGAGCTCCTGACATAGCATTCCCCCGAATAAATAACATAAGCTTTTGACTCCTACCTCCATCATTTCTTCTCCTTTTAGCCTCATCTGGGGTTGAAGCAGGTGCAGGAACTGGATGAACTGTTTATCCCCCTCTAGCCGGGAACCTAGCCCATGCTGGAGCATCTGTAGATTTAACAATTTTCTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGTGTTTCATCAATTCTTGGTGCCATTAATTTTATTACAACAATTATTAATATGAAACCCCCTGCAATCTCACAATACCAGACCCCCCTCTTTGTATGGGCTGTCCTGATTACTGCTGTTCTTCTCCTTCTCTCCCTGCCTGTATTAGCTGCTGGCATTACTATACTTCTAACAGACCGGAATTTGAACACCACCTTCTTCGATCCTGCCGGAGGCGGAGATCCTATCCTCTACCAACACCTTTTCTGA

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