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Strongylura marina (Atlantic needlefish; Swordfish; Silvery gar; Silver gar; Sea pike; Saltwater gar; Northern needlefish; Harvest pike; Green gar; Garfish; Bluebone; Billfish; Agujon)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Strongylura marina, known commonly as the Atlantic needlefish, is a common demersal needlefish species common in marinas and other areas with minimal current. Its extremely long jaw and body set this fish apart from other predators. Atlantic needlefish are found from Maine to Brazil and have been known to venture into freshwater for short periods.
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  3.641 feet (111 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Phytophils
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  1,000
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years
Diet [2]  Omnivore
Female Maturity [1]  1 year

Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Anchoa mitchilli (Bay anchovy)[3]
Hargeria rapax[3]
Lagodon rhomboides (Salt-water bream)[4]
Leiostomus xanthurus (Spot croaker)[4]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Predators

Consumers

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
4Cirtwill, Alyssa R.; Eklöf, Anna (2018), Data from: Feeding environment and other traits shape species' roles in marine food webs, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.1mv20r6
5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0