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Juruá needlefish

Potamorrhaphis labiata Sant'Anna, Delapieve & Reis, 2012

Status not recordedbony fish

The juruá needlefish (Potamorrhaphis labiata) is a species in the family Belonidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the juruá needlefish

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 juruá needlefish live?

Not recorded

Is the juruá needlefish 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 juruá needlefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyBelonidae
  6. genusPotamorrhaphis
  7. SpeciesPotamorrhaphis labiata Sant'Anna, Delapieve & Reis, 2012

Synonyms Potamorrhaphis labiatus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Peixe-agulha-do-JuruáPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the juruá needlefish

Other species in the same genus Potamorrhaphis.

Pirapucu

Potamorrhaphis guianensis

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

Needlefish

Potamorrhaphis petersi

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the juruá needlefish?

The juruá needlefish (Potamorrhaphis labiata) belongs to the family Belonidae in the order Beloniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Juruá needlefish (Potamorrhaphis labiata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jurua-needlefish

MLA

“Juruá needlefish (Potamorrhaphis labiata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/jurua-needlefish.

BibTeX
@misc{jurua_needlefish_2026,
  title = {Juruá needlefish (Potamorrhaphis labiata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jurua-needlefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}