Tylosurus acus

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Size range: 100-140 cm

Common size: 90 cm(max: 153 cm)

Depth range: 0-5 m

Habitat: Open water swimmer

Water column position: Pelagic, Pelagic-Neritic

Schooling characteristics:

Colors & patterns: Body elongated, lower and upper jaws are almost equal at length, with sharp teeth.

The tail is forked, with longer lower lobe.

A lateral keel is on the caudal peduncle.

Behavior:

1. Transient - not related to specific sites

2. Activity:?

3. Approach: Indifferent

4. Unique behavior: -

5. Feeding characteristic: Small fishes

Native/Exotic: Native

EM notes: -

May be confused with:

Belone belone