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Pacific agujon

Tylosurus pacificus (Steindachner, 1876)

Status not recordedbony fish

The Pacific agujon (Tylosurus pacificus) is a species in the family Belonidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the Pacific agujon

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 Pacific agujon live?

Not recorded

Is the Pacific agujon 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 Pacific agujon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyBelonidae
  6. genusTylosurus
  7. SpeciesTylosurus pacificus (Steindachner, 1876)

Synonyms Belone pacifica, Strongylura galapagensis, Tylosurus acus pacificus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Pacific agujon needlefishEnglish
  • Pacific needlefishEnglish
  • jehlice chutnáCzech
  • Marao ojónSpanish
  • Peixe-agulha-do-PacíficoPortuguese
  • agujón del PacíficoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Pacific agujon

Other species in the same genus Tylosurus.

Houndfish

Tylosurus crocodilus

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

Agujon

Tylosurus acus

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

Longtom

Tylosurus gavialoides

BelonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Pacific agujon?

The Pacific agujon (Tylosurus pacificus) 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). Pacific agujon (Tylosurus pacificus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-agujon

MLA

“Pacific agujon (Tylosurus pacificus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-agujon.

BibTeX
@misc{pacific_agujon_2026,
  title = {Pacific agujon (Tylosurus pacificus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-agujon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}