Atlantic needlefish
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit coastal areas and mangrove-lined lagoons, and enter freshwater. They feed mainly on small fishes. Oviparous . Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface . Only the right gonad is developed . Marketed fresh.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 17; Anal soft rays: 16 - 20. Black pigment behind eye, not extending below level of middle of eye .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Atlantic needlefish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
The Atlantic Needlefish eat a variety of things based on their body composition. Their diet can range from feeding on shrimp, small fish such as killifishes and silversides. Besides shrimp, small fish, they eat various zooplankton, ranging from zoobenthos to nekton.Their ability to eat is to patiently stalk their prey then goes into the attack by tilting its long pointed mouth sideways into its scissor-like jaw.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; anadromous ; depth range 0 - ? m. Subtropical; 45°N - 9°S, 88°W - 34°W
🌿 Ecology
small fishes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 153 records indexed .
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