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Longtom

Tylosurus gavialoides (Castelnau, 1873)

Status not recordedbony fish

The longtom (Tylosurus gavialoides) is a species in the family Belonidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the longtom

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 longtom live?

Not recorded

Is the longtom 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 longtom classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyBelonidae
  6. genusTylosurus
  7. SpeciesTylosurus gavialoides (Castelnau, 1873)

Synonyms Belone gavialoides, Belone gracilis, Belone groeneri, Belone macleayana, Belone staigeri, Belone tyrannus, Belone tyranus, Belone vorax, Lhotskia gavialoides, Strongylura fijiense, Tylosurus howesi, Tylosurus impotens, Tylosurus macleayanus, Tylosurus staigeri, Tylosurus tyranus, Tylosurus vorax

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Stour longtomEnglish
  • Stout long tomEnglish
  • Stout long-tomEnglish
  • jehlice gaviálíCzech
  • Peixe-agulha-australPortuguese
  • Австралийский сарганRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longtom

Other species in the same genus Tylosurus.

Houndfish

Tylosurus crocodilus

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

Agujon

Tylosurus acus

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the longtom?

The longtom (Tylosurus gavialoides) 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). Longtom (Tylosurus gavialoides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtom

MLA

“Longtom (Tylosurus gavialoides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtom.

BibTeX
@misc{longtom_2026,
  title = {Longtom (Tylosurus gavialoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtom},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}