Agujon
Tylosurus acus (Lacepède, 1803)
Status not recordedbony fish
The agujon (Tylosurus acus) is a species in the family Belonidae, order Beloniformes.
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Quick facts about the 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 agujon live?
Not recorded
Is the 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 agujon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderBeloniformes
- familyBelonidae
- genusTylosurus
- SpeciesTylosurus acus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synonyms Belona carribaea, Belona carribea, Belone acus, Belone altipinna, Belone carribaea, Belone carribea, Belone jonesii, Belone latimana, Sphyraena acus, Strongylura acus, Tylosaurus acus, Tylosaurus arcus, Tylosurus acus acus, Tylosurus acus imperialis, Tylosurus caribbaeus, Tylosurus choram, Tylosurus imperialis
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- Agujon needlefishEnglish
- Atlantic agujonEnglish
- Black-finned long-tomEnglish
- HoundfishEnglish
- Keel-jawed long tomEnglish
- Keel-jawed long-tomEnglish
- Keel-jawed needlefishEnglish
- Keeljaw longtomEnglish
- Keeljawed longtomEnglish
- RaffeedaArabic
- jehlice jehlovitáCzech
- VasilozagetaGreek
- agujónSpanish
- sininokkakalaFinnish
- Grande orphieFrench
- חניתן דקHebrew
- Aguglia ImperialeItalian
- Guepi blouPapiamento
- Peixe-agulha-pelágicoPortuguese
- Узкорылый тилозурRussian
- 黑背叉尾鶴鱵Chinese
- ΒασιλοζαργάναGreek
- Aguja ImperialSpanish
- agujón del AtlánticoSpanish
- Aiguille voyeuseFrench
- OrphieFrench
- Guepi barahansPapiamento
- Guepi rondóPapiamento
Relatives of the agujon
Other species in the same genus Tylosurus.
Houndfish
Tylosurus crocodilus
Red sea houndfish
Tylosurus choram
Longtom
Tylosurus gavialoides
Pacific agujon
Tylosurus pacificus
Spongyjaw longtom
Tylosurus punctulatus
Mexican needlefish
Tylosurus fodiator
CompareAgujon vs HoundfishAgujon vs Red sea houndfishAgujon vs LongtomAgujon vs Pacific agujon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the agujon?
The agujon (Tylosurus acus) 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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