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Tylosurus choram
Red Sea Needlefish
As recorded: Tylosurus choram (Rüppell, 1837)
Animalia › Chordata › Beloniformes › Belonidae
- Date
- May 8, 1979
- Locality
- Sudan; Towartit Reef (12 miles SE of Port Sudan)
- Island
- Sudan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 8, 1979, Personnel of Institute of Oceanography, via J.E. Randall also collected 3 other specimens.
Tylosurus choram observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Safaja, EG-BA, EG
(c) andrey_smetanin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-28
Ägypten
(c) Silke Hertel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-07
Marsa 'Alam, EG-BA, EG
(c) floris_heemskerk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-26
Hurghada 1, Red Sea Governorate, Ägypten
(c) davidbeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-02
17K North Marsa Alam، Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate 84722, Egiptas
(c) myxograzina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-03
Farasan Saúdská Arábie
(c) emajorova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Tylosurus choram. BPBM 27386. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39545133. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27386.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39545133 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026