Redfin needlefish
(Strongylura notata)
Image source: Donají Graham | inaturalist.org
General data
Scientific names:
Redfin needlefish
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climates:
Tropical, Subtropical
Native to coast of:
North America
Western Central Atlantic: Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Belize, and Honduras; also reported from Bermuda.
Another subspecies, Strongylura notata forsythia is recognized occurring from the Bahamas, southern Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico west to Mobile Bay, Alabama.
Max length: 61 cm TL
Inhabits coastal waters, mostly in bays and inlets. May enter freshwater. Oviparous.
