Tylosurus acus
Agujon Needlefish
As recorded: Tylosurus acus (Lacepède, 1803)
Animalia › Chordata › Beloniformes › Belonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, K. Ramo Rao, and R.S. Lal MohanR.S. Lal Mohan →Johnson Randall →K. Rama Rao →
- Date
- March 4, 1975
- Locality
- India; Gulf of Mannar; Kilakarai (S of Mandapam)
- Island
- India
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 4, 1975, J.E. Randall, K. Ramo Rao, and R.S. Lal Mohan also collected 11 other specimens.
Tylosurus acus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 67 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.
2026-10-03
(c) Matt Spangler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Mustang Island, Port Aransas, TX, US
(c) Jon McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Bahía Santa Elena, La Cruz, Guanacaste, CR
(c) Daniela Fuentes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
(c) Martin Rejzek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
中国山东省烟台市招远市
(c) 莲子, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Escambia County, FL, USA
(c) AidenLo13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Tylosurus acus. BPBM 20611. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39557460. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20611.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39557460 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026