Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker, 1850)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker, 1850)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1850)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Family
- Belonidae
- Genus
- Strongylura
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBeloniformes
- familyBelonidae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusStrongylura van Hasselt, 1824
- speciesStrongylura leiurus (Bleeker, 1850)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Strongylura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Maya needlefishStrongylura hubbsi Collette, 1974 | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic needlefishStrongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| redfin needlefishStrongylura notata (Poey, 1860) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes, 1846) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura forsythia Breder, 1932 | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes, 1846) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura krefftii (Günther, 1866) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura scapularis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1846) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt, 1823) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| timucuStrongylura timucu (Walbaum, 1792) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura urvillii (Valenciennes, 1846) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rhaphiobelone dammermani Fowler, 1934 Fowler, 1934 | synonym |
| Strongylura leiura leiura (Bleeker, 1850) (Bleeker, 1850) | synonym |
| Strongylurus leiura (Bleeker, 1850) (Bleeker, 1850) | synonym |
| Tylosurus leiurus (Bleeker, 1850) (Bleeker, 1850) | synonym |
| Belone ferox Günther, 1866 Günther, 1866 | synonym |
| Belone natalensis Günther, 1866 Günther, 1866 | synonym |
| Strongylura leiura (Bleeker, 1850) (Bleeker, 1850) | synonym |
| Strongylura leiyra (Bleeker, 1850) (Bleeker, 1850) | synonym |
| Belone ciconia Richardson, 1846 Richardson, 1846 | synonym |
| Belone leira Bleeker, 1850 Bleeker, 1850 | synonym |
| Belone leiurus Bleeker, 1850 Bleeker, 1850 | synonym |
| Belone tenuirostris Blyth, 1858 Blyth, 1858 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1841083 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:535B8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.