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Datsu

Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes, 1846)

Status not recordedbony fish

The datsu (Strongylura anastomella) is a species in the family Belonidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the datsu

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the datsu live?

Not recorded

Is the datsu endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the datsu classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyBelonidae
  6. genusStrongylura
  7. SpeciesStrongylura anastomella (Valenciennes, 1846)

Synonyms Ablennes anastomella, Ablennes anastomera, Belone anastomella, Belone esocina, Belone gracilis, Tylosurus issajewi

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Datsu needlefishEnglish
  • Pacific needlefishEnglish
  • jehlice východníCzech
  • ダツJapanese
  • 동갈치Korean
  • Peixe-agulha-japonêsPortuguese
  • Дальневосточная стронгилураRussian
  • 學仔Chinese
  • 尖嘴圓尾鶴鱵Chinese
  • 尖嘴柱頜針魚Chinese
  • 白天青旗Chinese
  • 青旗Chinese
  • 鶴鱵Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the datsu

Other species in the same genus Strongylura.

Agujon

Strongylura marina

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

Gar fish

Strongylura strongylura

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

Moguya

Strongylura incisa

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

Long tom

Strongylura krefftii

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

CompareDatsu vs AgujonDatsu vs Gar fishDatsu vs California needlefishDatsu vs Moguya

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the datsu?

The datsu (Strongylura anastomella) belongs to the family Belonidae in the order Beloniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Datsu (Strongylura anastomella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/datsu

MLA

“Datsu (Strongylura anastomella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/datsu.

BibTeX
@misc{datsu_2026,
  title = {Datsu (Strongylura anastomella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/datsu},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}