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Moguya

Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes, 1846)

Status not recordedbony fish

The moguya (Strongylura incisa) is a species in the family Belonidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the moguya

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 moguya live?

Not recorded

Is the moguya 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 moguya classified?

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

Synonyms Belone incisa, Belone leiuroides, Belone liuroides, Rhaphiobelone robusta, Tylosurus terebra

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Driller's long-tomEnglish
  • MougwaiEnglish
  • Reef longtomEnglish
  • Reef needlefishEnglish
  • Square-tail alligator garEnglish
  • jehlice korálováCzech
  • Orphie de récifFrench
  • リュウキュウダツJapanese
  • Peixe-agulha-de-recifePortuguese
  • ปลากระทุงเหวเขียวThai
  • 琉球柱颌针鱼Chinese
  • ปลากระทุงเหวแม่หม้ายThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the moguya

Other species in the same genus Strongylura.

Datsu

Strongylura anastomella

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

Agujon

Strongylura marina

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

Gar fish

Strongylura strongylura

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

Long tom

Strongylura krefftii

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

CompareMoguya vs DatsuMoguya vs AgujonMoguya vs Gar fishMoguya vs California needlefish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the moguya?

The moguya (Strongylura incisa) 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). Moguya (Strongylura incisa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/moguya

MLA

“Moguya (Strongylura incisa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/moguya.

BibTeX
@misc{moguya_2026,
  title = {Moguya (Strongylura incisa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/moguya},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}