Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Osteichthyes > Gigaclass Actinopterygii > Subclass Neopterygii > Class Teleostei > Order Beloniformes > Family Belonidae > Genus Tylosurus

Tylosurus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Tylosurus*	Cocco, 1833	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Esox imperialis*	Rafinesque, 1810	synonym
*Tylosurus acus imperialis*	(Rafinesque, 1810)	synonym

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	Fricke, R.; Bilecenoglu, M.; Sari, H. M. (2007). Annotated checklist of fish and lamprey species (Gnathostomata and Petromyzontomorphi) of Turkey, including a Red List of threatened and declining species. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie). 706: 1-169.
additional source	Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
additional source	Wirtz, P.; Brito, A.; Falcón, J. M.; Freitas, R.; Fricke, R.; Monteiro, V.; Reiner, F. & Tariche, O. (2013). The coastal fishes of the Cape Verde Islands -- new records and an annotated check-list. Spixiana (München). 36 (1): 113-142.
ecology source	Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1).

Genbank

External Links

FishBase

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Tylosurus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126380