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Amazonian Needlefish (Pseudotylosurus angusticeps)
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Amazonian Needlefish (Pseudotylosurus angusticeps) specimen
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Belonidae

Amazonian Needlefish

Pseudotylosurus angusticeps

Twenty Nine Point Eight Centimeters Belonid Fish

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Amazonian Needlefish is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 29.8 cm.

Family
Belonidae
Maximum length
29.8 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: upper Amazon River (Peru and Ecuador) and the Paraná and the Paraguay in Brazil.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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