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Reef needlefish
Strongylura incisa
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Reef needlefish
- Scientific
- Strongylura incisa
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Belonidae (needlefishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1 m (fork length); commonly 60 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 3 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A long, slender needlefish reaching about 1 m, cruising near the surface over lagoon and seaward reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Strongylura-incisa.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Reef_needlefish_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_196210905_o
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.