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Species in the genus Strongylura: [ 53 ] records

almeida, Belone Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:226 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-4508 (1), 0000-4511 (1). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:6 [ref. 22813]. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792) -- (Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

anastomella, Belone Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:446 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] China. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-1130. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:6 [ref. 22813]. •Valid as Belone anastomella Valenciennes 1846 -- (Mees 1962:13 [ref. 13277]). •Valid as Ablennes anastomella (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Cheng & Zhou 1997:221 [ref. 26385], Wang et al. 2001:190 [ref. 26566]). •Valid as Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Parin 1967:38 [ref. 10272], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:78 [ref. 6441], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:8 [ref. 24670], Nakabo 2000:562 [ref. 25086], Kolpakov & Barabanshchikov 2001:423 [ref. 25413], Nakabo 2002:562 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:219, 545 [ref. 26218], Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27306], Parin et al. 2014:197 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:55 [ref. 35138], Kim et al. 2020:81 [ref. 39118], Dyldin et al. 2021:44 [ref. 38804]). Current status: Valid as Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan, Russia), Yellow Sea, Pacific coast of Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu and eastern Russia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

capensis, Belone Günther [A.] 1866:247 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa [probably in error for a locality further north in the eastern Atlantic]. Lectotype: BMNH 1845.11.8.17. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1851.10.26.115 (1, stuffed, poor condition). Lectotype selected by Mees 1962:36, footnote [ref. 13277]. See also Opinion 900 where houttuyni is rejected for priority. See Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27306] for comments on type locality. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Not the same as Petalichthys capensis Regan 1904. •Synonym of Strongylura senegalensis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura senegalensis (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

caudimacula, Belone Cuvier [G.] 1829:285 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Vizagapatam, India. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Available from footnote as, "Belone caudimacula, N., kuddera, A., Russel, 176" [Russell 1803:61, Pl. 176] [ref. 12456]. •Objective synonym of Belone strongylura van Hasselt 1823 and Strongylura caudimaculata van Hasselt 1824 -- (Mees 1962:66 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt 1823) -- (Parin 1967:24 [ref. 10272], Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27306], Paxton et al. 2006:718 [ref. 28995], Kottlelat 2013:298 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt 1823). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

caudimaculata, Strongylura van Hasselt [J. C.] 1824:374 [Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de Géologie (Férussac), Paris v. 2; ref. 5964] Vizagapatam, India. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Syntypes: ?RMNH 2797 (1), 2799 (1). Based in part on Russell 1803, Pl. 176 [ref. 12456]. Appeared in French edition as above, name not given in original in Dutch [ref. 5963]. •Synonym of Belone strongylura van Hasselt 1823 -- (Mees 1962:66 [ref. 13277], Parin 1967 [ref. 10272]). •Objective synonym of Belone strongylura van Hasselt 1823 and Belone caudimacula Cuvier 1829, according to Mees 1962 [ref. 13277]. •Synonym of Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt 1823) -- (Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27306], Kottlelat 2013:298 [ref. 32989] with author as Broié in van Hasselt). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt 1823). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ciconia, Belone Richardson [J.] 1846:264 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, Chinese Seas. No types known. Type information: Whitehead 1970:211 [ref. 11606]. Not in current use as a valid species, probably can be suppressed in favor of continued usage of Strongylura leiura. Also see Kottlelat 2013:297 [ref. 32989]. •Valid as Belone ciconia Richardson 1846 -- (Mees 1962:16 [ref. 13277]). •Questionably a synonym of Belone leiura Bleeker 1850; priority not followed because of questionable status -- (Parin 1967:32 [ref. 10272], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306]). •Synonym of Strongylura leiura (Bleeker 1850) -- (Collette 1999:2157 [ref. 24785], Kottlelat 2013:297 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Belonidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

cigonella, Belone Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:436 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Puerto Rico. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:22 [ref. 22813]. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792) -- (Collette 1968:191 [ref. 12725], Collette 2003:9 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

dammermani, Rhaphiobelone Fowler [H. W.] 1934:323, Fig. 76 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Taal Anchorage, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 93065. Paratypes: USNM 93066 (2). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:4 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Belone ciconia Richardson 1846 -- (Mees 1962:21 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura leiura (Bleeker 1850) -- (Parin 1967:32 [ref. 10272], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306], Kottlelat 2013:298 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Belonidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

depressa, Belone Poey [F.] 1860:296 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Holotype: USNM 4745. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:3 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792) -- (Collette 1968:191 [ref. 12725], Collette 2003:9 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

diplotaenia, Belone Cope [E. D.] 1871:481 [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5); ref. 920] St. Martin Island, West Indies. Holotype (unique): ANSP 7572. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:27 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792) -- (Collette 1968:191 [ref. 12725], Collette 2003:9 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

esocina, Belone Basilewsky [S.] 1855:260 [Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 10; ref. 200] "Mari Provinciam Shandun'ensem alluente," China. No types at ZIN. •Synonym of Belone anastomella Valenciennes 1846 -- (Mees 1962:13 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Parin 1967:38 [ref. 10272], Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27306], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:55 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Habitat: marine.

euryops, Tylosurus Bean [T. H.] & Dresel [H. G.] 1884:168 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 7 (no. 418); ref. 12727] Jamaica. Holotype (unique): USNM 32073. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:5 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792) -- (Collette 1968:191 [ref. 12725], Collette 2003:9 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

exilis, Belone Girard [C. F.] 1854:149 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 5769] San Diego, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 485. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:3 [ref. 19410] with a holotype, Collette et al. 1997:7 [ref. 22813] with a paratype (in error, see Collette 2003:5 [ref. 27306]). •Valid as Belone exilis Girard 1854 -- (Mees 1962:25 [ref. 13277]). •Valid as Tylosurus exilis (Girard 1854) -- (Herrera 1896:34 [ref. 39336], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:205 [ref. 24550]). •Valid as Strongylura exilis (Girard 1854) -- (Collette & Berry 1965:392 [ref. 13367], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:116 [ref. 9277], Pequeño 1989:50 [ref. 14125], Bussing & López S. 1994:78 [ref. 23101], Collette in Fischer et al. 1995:923 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:69 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:268 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:104 [ref. 24555], Lovejoy & Collette 2001:329 [ref. 25232], Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27306], Banford et al. 2004:834 [ref. 27645], Nelson et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:64 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:190 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:102 [ref. 32708], Barriga Salazar 2014:117 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:402 [ref. 34894], Fourriére et al. 2016:456 [ref. 34668] with author as van Hasselt 1823, Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Kells et al. 2016:120 [ref. 35888], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:90 [ref. 35859], Burton & Lea 2019:54 [ref. 37205], González-Murcia et al. 2019:296 [ref. 36544], Love et al. 2021:96 [ref. 39279], Angulo et al. 2023:65 [ref. 40676], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:188 [ref. 40816], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Strongylura exilis (Girard 1854). Belonidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: northern California (U.S.A.) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ferox, Belone Günther [A.] 1866:242 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1865.5.8.1. •Synonym of Belone ciconia Richardson 1846 -- (Mees 1962:21 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura leiura (Bleeker 1850) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:342 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:718 [ref. 28995]). •Synonym of Strongylura leiura (Bleeker 1850), but a valid subspecies -- (Parin 1967:34 [ref. 10272], Randall 1995:86 [ref. 22896], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306], Kottlelat 2013:298 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Belonidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

fluviatilis, Belone Regan [C. T.] 1903:626 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 72) (art. 64); ref. 13401] Rivers of northwestern Ecuador. Syntypes: BMNH 1901.8.3.26 (1), 1902.5.27.52 (1), 1902.7.29.61 (1). Lovejoy & Collette in Reis et al. 2003:587 [ref. 27061] have 1901.8.3.26 as holotype, but clearly 3 specimens in original description. •Valid as Belone fluviatilis Regan 1903 -- (Mees 1962:26 [ref. 13277]). •Valid as Strongylura fluviatilis (Regan 1903) -- (Collette & Berry 1965:392 [ref. 13367], Ovchynnyk 1967:40 [ref. 37559], Lovejoy & Collette 2001:329 [ref. 25232], Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27306], Barriga Salazar 2014:117 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:307, 402 [ref. 34894]). Current status: Valid as Strongylura fluviatilis (Regan 1903). Belonidae. Distribution: South America: Pacific slope of the Andes (Colombia and Ecuador). Habitat: freshwater.

forsythia, Strongylura notata Breder [C. M., Jr.] 1932:3, Fig. 2 [American Museum Novitates No. 551; ref. 16362] Lake Forsyth, Andros Island, Bahamas. Holotype: AMNH 10108. Paratypes: (21). •Synonym of Belone notata Poey 1860 -- (Mees 1962:57 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura notata (Poey 1860) -- (authors). •Synonym of Strongylura notata (Poey 1860), but a valid subspecies forsythia Breder 1932 as described -- (Collette 2003:1105 [ref. 26981], Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27306], Collette & Bemis 2019:34 [ref. 37342]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura notata (Poey 1860). Belonidae. Distribution: Subspecies occurs from the Bahama Islands, southern Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico west to Mobile Bay, Alabama. Habitat: marine.

galeata, Belone Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:429 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Cayenne, French Guiana. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-792 (dry). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:7 [ref. 22813]. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792) -- (Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

gracilis, Belone Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:246, Pl. 110 (fig. 1) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D1878 (stuffed). Paralectotypes: (1 of following) RMNH D1881 (1, stuffed), ?2806 (1). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:180 [ref. 12876]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Belone gracilis Lowe 1838. •Synonym of Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Parin 1967:38 [ref. 10272], Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27306]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Habitat: marine.

houttuyni, Esox Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:88 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality. No types known. Placed on Official Index (Opinion 900); suppressed for purpose of priority but not for homonymy. •Valid as Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •In the synonymy of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792) -- (Collette & Berry 1965:391 [ref. 13367], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:201 [ref. 24550], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

houttuyni, Esox belone var. Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:391 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. No types known. Apparently independent of Esox houttuyni Walbaum 1792 but based on the same source. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Esox houttuyni Walbaum 1792. •Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792) -- (Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hubbsi, Strongylura Collette [B. B.] 1974:612, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1974 (no. 3); ref. 7495] Río de la Pasión immediately above mouth of Arroyo de Petexbatúm at Sayaxché, El Petén, Guatemala. Holotype: UMMZ 194998 [ex 143506]. Paratypes: ANMH 25206 (6), 25394 (7), 25704 (2), 25585 (2), 25731 (3), 25785 (7, now 0); UMMZ (63, 24 lots); USNM 211620 (3), 214022 (7); plus additional non-type material. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:4 [ref. 19410]. •Valid as Strongylura hubbsi Collette 1974 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:32 [ref. 22290], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:204 [ref. 24550], Lovejoy & Collette 2001:329 [ref. 25232], Lovejoy & Collette in Reis et al. 2003:587 [ref. 27061], Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27306], Banford et al. 2004:834 [ref. 27645], Nelson et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:202 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:10 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:102 [ref. 32708], Collette & Bemis 2019:18 [ref. 37342], López-Segovia et al. 2020:111 [ref. 38151]). Current status: Valid as Strongylura hubbsi Collette 1974. Belonidae. Distribution: Southern North America, Central America: Usumacinta River basin (Guatemala and Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

incisa, Belone Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:451 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN (lost) or RMNH 6945 (1 of several). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:22 [ref. 22813]. •Valid as Belone incisa Valenciennes 1846 -- (Mees 1962:40 [ref. 13277]). •Valid as Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Parin 1967:27 [ref. 10272], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:78 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:342 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1997:497 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:74 [ref. 23965], Collette 1999:2156 [ref. 24785], Nakabo 2000:562 [ref. 25086], Collette in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Lovejoy & Collette 2001:329 [ref. 25232], Sakai et al. 2001:90 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:562 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:26 [ref. 26830], Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27306], Randall et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:81 [ref. 28239], Paxton et al. 2006:717 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:165 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:64 [ref. 32988], Koeda et al. 2016:14 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35354], Motomura et al. 2017:66 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2019:80 [ref. 36673], Collette 2022:377 [ref. 39718]). Current status: Valid as Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives east to Philippines and Samoa, north to southern China, south to northern Australia Habitat: marine.

issajewi, Tylosurus Gratzianov [V. I.] 1907:243 [Trudy Otdela Ichtiologii Imperatorskago Russkago Obshchestva Akklimatizacii Zivotnych' i Rastenii. v. 4; ref. 1871] Vladivostok, Russia. Syntypes: ?ZIN 8662 (1). •Synonym of Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Parin 1967:38 [ref. 10272], Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27306], Parin et al. 2014:197 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:55 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Habitat: marine.

jordani, Tylosurus Starks [E. C.] 1906:781, Fig. 6 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1468); ref. 10101] Guayaquil, western Ecuador. Holotype (unique): USNM 53469. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:5 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Strongylura scapularis (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura scapularis (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Belonidae. Habitat: marine.

krefftii, Belone Günther [A.] 1866:250 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Australia [not Sydney]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1866.2.13.1. •Valid as Belone krefftii Günther 1866 -- (Mees 1962:41 [ref. 13277]). •Valid as Strongylura krefftii (Günther 1866) -- (Roberts 1978:48 [ref. 8886] as kreffti, Paxton et al. 1989:342 [ref. 12442], Larson & Martin 1990:18 [ref. 16606], Allen 1991:72 [ref. 21090] as kreffti, Fuller et al. 1999:486 [ref. 25838], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466] as kreffti, Allen et al. 2000:68 [ref. 27467] as kreffti, Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:125 [ref. 25930], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306], Morgan et al. 2004:150 [ref. 27718], Paxton et al. 2006:717 [ref. 28995], Allen et al. 2008:74 [ref. 30265], Morgan et al. 2011:12 [ref. 31262], Larson et al. 2013:65 [ref. 32988] as kreffti, Pusey et al. 2017:33 [ref. 35250]). Current status: Valid as Strongylura krefftii (Günther 1866). Belonidae. Distribution: Northern Australia and central-southern New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

leiuroides, Belone Bleeker [P.] 1851:479 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 16892] Billiton Island [Belitung Island], off Sumatra, East Indies. Holotype (unique): ?BMNH 1866.5.2.1. Bleeker specimens: RMNH 6945 (5). •Synonym of Belone incisa Valenciennes 1846 -- (Mees 1962:41 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Parin 1967:27 [ref. 10272], Collette 1999:2156 [ref. 24785], Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Habitat: marine.

leiurus, Belone Bleeker [P.] 1850:94 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 13402] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1866.5.2.4 (1), RMNH 6946 (some of 9), SMNS 10573 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1991:9 [ref. 13474], Fricke 2005:16 [ref. 29864]. The species epithet leiurus is a noun in apposition, and therefore does not change its ending. •Synonym of Belone ciconia Richardson 1846 -- (Mees 1962:21 [ref. 13277]). •Valid as Strongylura leiura (Bleeker 1850) -- (Parin 1967:31 [ref. 10272], Collette 1986:387 [ref. 5647], Allen & Swainston 1988:40 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:342 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:58 [ref. 15987], Kottelat et al. 1993:89 [ref. 23448], Kuiter 1993:65 [ref. 23929], Randall 1995:86 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:64 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:350 [ref. 23967], Carpenter et al. 1997:128 [ref. 23922], Randall et al. 1997:58 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:75 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:116 [ref. 24106], Collette 1999:2157 [ref. 24785], Johnson 1999:724 [ref. 25471], Collette in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:137 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:96 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S100 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:126 [ref. 28072], Paxton et al. 2006:718 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:408 [ref. 30616], Fricke et al. 2009:31 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31242], Fricke et al. 2013:252 [ref. 32706], Larson et al. 2013:65 [ref. 32988], Kottlelat 2013:298 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:64 [ref. 34464], Psomadakis et al. 2015:176 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:314 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:106 [ref. 35805], Eagderi et al. 2019:22 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:80 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 11 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:335 [ref. 37272], Collette 2022:377 [ref. 39718]). •Valid as Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Current status: Valid as Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Belonidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), Easter Island and Sala-y-Gomez Ridge, north to central Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Kimberley (Western Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia, Kermadec Islands and Rapa (French Polynesia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

liuroides, Belone Günther [A.] 1866:243 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Billiton Island [Belitung Island], off Sumatra, East Indies. Holotype (unique): ?BMNH 1866.5.2.1. Bleeker specimens: RMNH 6945 (5). Unjustified emendation of Belone leiuroides Bleeker 1851. •Synonym of Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306]). Unjustified Emend.. Current status: Synonym of Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Habitat: marine.

longirostris, Esox Mitchill [S. L.] 1818:322 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 2 (no. 5, art. 1); ref. 30214] Hudson River near Albany, New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792) -- (Smith 1986:408 [ref. 22186], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

macrolepis, Belone Bleeker [P.] 1856:225 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 354] Nias Island, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1862.5.2.5. •Synonym of Belone urvillii Valenciennes 1846 -- (Mees 1962:68 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura urvillii (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Parin 1967:26 [ref. 10272], Collette 2003:9 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura urvillii (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

marinus, Esox Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Schöpf) 1792:88 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [New York, U.S.A.]. No types known. Based on 'Esox, Sea Pike, Sea Snipe, zu Neuyork' in Schöpf 1788:177 [ref. 18700]. All of Valenciennes' specimens of Belone timucu are Strongylura marina (Collette et al. 1997:27 [ref. 22813]). Placed on Official List in Opinion 900 [ref. 13280]. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Valid as Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792) -- (Lee et al. 1980:489 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:408 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:106 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:229 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:84 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:269 [ref. 23827], Mettee et al. 1996:441 [ref. 25836], Murdy et al. 1997:118 [ref. 23144], González Bencomo et al. 1997:158 [ref. 24960], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:936 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:47 [ref. 24221], Keith et al. 2000:28 [ref. 24547], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:201 [ref. 24550], Fuller et al. 1999:287 [ref. 25838], Marín 2000:70 [ref. 26252], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:154 [ref. 27754], Lovejoy & Collette 2001:329 [ref. 25232], Ross et al. 2001:347 [ref. 25978], Camargo & Isaac 2001:139 [ref. 27639], Collette in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:288 [ref. 26158], Collette 2003:1109 [ref. 26981], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:67 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27621], Banford et al. 2004:834 [ref. 27645], Nelson et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27807], Vaske et al. 2005:77 [ref. 36155], Miller 2006:203 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:10 [ref. 30398], García-Hernández et al. 2009:92 [ref. 37265], Page & Burr 2011:461 [ref. 31215], Matamoros et al. 2009:15 [ref. 31241], Angulo et al. 2013:997 [ref. 33194], Di Dario et al. 2013:263 [ref. 37503], Page et al. 2013:102 [ref. 32708], Catelani et al. 2014:932 [ref. 37496], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Robins et al. 2018:189 [ref. 35886], Ribeiro et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36717], Collette & Bemis 2019:21 [ref. 37342], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:317 [ref. 38945], Angulo et al. 2023:65 [ref. 40676], Carvalho-Filho 2023:91 [ref. 40480], Martínez-Servín et al. 2023:111 [ref. 40726]). Current status: Valid as Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (U.S.A.) south to southern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean Sea, but absent from the Bahamas and the West Indies. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

marinus, Esox belone var. Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:391 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] North America. No types known. Apparently independent of Esox marinus Walbaum 1792. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Esox marinus Walbaum 1792. •Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792) -- (Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

natalensis, Belone Günther [A.] 1866:243 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Syntypes: (at least 4) BMNH 1855.9.19.1085-1086 (2), 1862.12.19.35-36 (2). •Synonym of Belone ciconia Richardson 1846 -- (Mees 1962:21 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura leiura (Bleeker 1850) -- (Parin 1967:32 [ref. 10272], Collette 1986:387 [ref. 5647], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306], Kottlelat 2013:298 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Belonidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

notata, Belone Poey [F.] 1860:293 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Syntypes and/or Poey specimens: MCZ 32933 (1), ZMB 5499 [Poey no. 413] (1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:179 [ref. 22926] with 32933 as holotype, Paepke & Seegers 1986:147 [ref. 19981], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:28 [ref. 35195] not a holotype. •Valid as Belone notata Poey 1860 -- (Mees 1962:57 [ref. 13277]). •Valid as Strongylura notata (Poey 1860) [often as a subspecies] -- (Collette & Berry 1965:391 [ref. 13367], Robins & Ray 1986:106 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:84 [ref. 23239], Gamboa Pérez 1992:309 [ref. 38704], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:95 [ref. 22947], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:937 [ref. 23897], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:203 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:166 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:154 [ref. 27754], Lovejoy & Collette 2001:329 [ref. 25232], Collette 2003:1105 [ref. 26981], Collette 2003:8, [ref. 27306] as S. n. notata, Smith et al. 2003:15 [ref. 27621] as S. n. notata, Banford et al. 2004:834 [ref. 27645], Nelson et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:203 [ref. 28615], Matamoros et al. 2009:15 [ref. 31241], García-Hernández et al. 2009:92 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:103 [ref. 32708], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:28 [ref. 35195], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Robins et al. 2018:190 [ref. 35886], Collette & Bemis 2019:30 [ref. 37342], Martínez-Servín et al. 2023:111 [ref. 40726]). Current status: Valid as Strongylura notata (Poey 1860). Belonidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Cuba and Jamaica to Honduras, including southern Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

perornatus, Stenocaulus Whitley [G. P.] 1938:233 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 20 (no. 3); ref. 4693] Fly River System [not Upper Sepik River], Papua New Guinea. Holotype (unique): AMS IA.7287. •Synonym of Belone krefftii Günther 1866 -- (Mees 1962:43 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura krefftii (Günther 1866) -- (Allen 1991:73 [ref. 21090], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura krefftii (Günther 1866). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

peruana, Strongylura Fowler [H. W.] 1919:3, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 71; ref. 1397] Callao Bay, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 21924. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:27 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Belone exilis Girard 1854, subspecies stolzmanni Steindachner 1878 -- (Mees 1962:25 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Tylosurus exilis (Girard 1854) -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:205 [ref. 24550]). •Synonym of Strongylura exilis (Girard 1854) -- (Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura exilis (Girard 1854). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

robusta, Rhaphiobelone Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1953:164, Pl. 17 (fig. a) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1; ref. 3975] Off Yugui Island, Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands. Holotype: USNM 141749. Paratypes: FMNH 62592 (1); USNM 93064 (1), 93067 (1), 93072-73 (1, 1), 139774 (1), 141749-50 (1, 1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:75 [ref. 12367], Collette et al. 1992:4 [ref. 19410] with no mention of paratype USNM 93064. •Synonym of Belone incisa Valenciennes 1846 -- (Mees 1962:41 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Parin 1967:28 [ref. 10272], Collette 1999:2156 [ref. 24785], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Habitat: marine.

sagitta, Tylosurus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1884:25 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 7 (no. 402); ref. 12325] Key West, Florida, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 34965. Paralectotypes: CAS 27614 [ex IU 3390] (1), CAS-SU 1891 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:51 [ref. 12291], Collette et al. 1992:5 [ref. 19410]. Lectotype selected by Collette 1968:191 [ref. 12725]. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792) -- (Collette 1968:191 [ref. 12725], Collette 2003:9 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

saigonensis, Belone Sauvage [H.-E.] 1879:208 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 13259] Mekong River, Saigon, southern Vietnam. Syntypes: BMNH 1883.7.4.52 [ex MNHN] (1); MNHN 0000-9645 (5), 0000-9646 (1), B-2975 [ex MNHN 0000-9646] (1). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:7 [ref. 22813]. •Synonym of Belone strongylura van Hasselt 1823 -- (Mees 1962:66 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt 1823) -- (Parin 1967:24 [ref. 10272]). •Synonym of Tylosurus strongylura (van Hasselt 1823) -- (Kottelat 1984:816 [ref. 11440], Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27306], Kottlelat 2013:298 [ref. 32989] with author as Broié). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt 1823). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

scapularis, Tylosurus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:307 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 1 (for 1881); ref. 2471] Panama Bay, (Pacific) Panama. Syntypes: USNM 29427 (1, not found in 1980), 29435 (missing; listed on USNM ledger as Centropomus armatus), 29438 (1, not found in 1980). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:5 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Tylosurus exilis (Girard 1854) -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:205 [ref. 24550]). •Valid as Strongylura scapularis (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Collette & Berry 1965:392 [ref. 13367], Allen & Robertson 1994:90 [ref. 22193], Collette in Fischer et al. 1995:924 [ref. 22829], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:106 [ref. 24555], Lovejoy & Collette 2001:329 [ref. 25232], Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27306], Banford et al. 2004:834 [ref. 27645], Barriga Salazar 2014:117 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:402 [ref. 34894], González-Murcia et al. 2019:296 [ref. 36544], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:189 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Strongylura scapularis (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Belonidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: El Salvador south to northern Peru. Habitat: marine.

scrutator, Belone Girard [C. F.] 1858:170 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 10; ref. 1813] St. Joseph's Island, Texas, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 834. Paralectotypes: USNM 833 (2), 309268 [ex USNM 834] (1). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:3 [ref. 19410]. See also Girard 1859:30, Pl. 13 [ref. 13405]. Lectotype selected in Collette et al. 1992:3 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792) -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:202 [ref. 24550], Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

senegalensis, Belone Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:421 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Senegal. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-4581. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-2572 [not 2673] (2). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:8 [ref. 22813]. Lectotype selected by Collette & Parin 1970:25 [ref. 7415]. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Valid as Strongylura senegalensis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Collette & Parin 1970:23 [ref. 7415], Collette & Parin 1990:595 [ref. 16473], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:582 [ref. 21590], Lovejoy & Collette 2001:329 [ref. 25232], Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27306], Banford et al. 2004:834 [ref. 27645], Collette 2016:2125 [ref. 34601], Fermon et al. 2022:268 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Strongylura senegalensis (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola. Habitat: brackish, marine.

sierrita, Tylosurus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:458 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 254) (for 4 Aug. 1882); ref. 10610] Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Syntypes: USNM 28162 (1, missing), 28265 (1, missing), 28377 (1, missing), 28378 (1, missing), ?29227 (1, missing, in ledger as Pomadasys leuciscus). Additional material or syntypes: USNM 29562 and 29564 (missing, listed in USNM ledger but not in original). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:5-6 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Belone exilis Girard 1854, subspecies stolzmanni Steindachner 1878 -- (Mees 1962:25 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Tylosurus exilis (Girard 1854) -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:205 [ref. 24550]). •Synonym of Strongylura exilis (Girard 1854) -- (Collette et al. 1992:4 [ref. 19410], Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura exilis (Girard 1854). Belonidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific, from southern California to Peru and the Galápagos Islands. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

stolzmanni, Belone Steindachner [F.] 1878:397 [21] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 78 (1. Abth.); ref. 4226] Tumbez, Peru. Holotype (unique): NMW 16695. On p. 21 of separate. •Synonym of Belone exilis Girard 1854, but a valid subspecies -- (Mees 1962:25 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Belone exilis Girard 1854 -- (Collette & Berry 1965 [ref. 13367]). •Valid as Belone stolzmanni Steindachner 1878 -- (Pequeño 1989:50 [ref. 14125] as stoltzmanni). •Synonym of Tylosurus exilis (Girard 1854) -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:205 [ref. 24550]). •Synonym of Strongylura exilis (Girard 1854) -- (Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura exilis (Girard 1854). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

strongylura, Belone van Hasselt [J. C.] 1823:130 [Algemeene Konst- en Letter-bode voor het Jaar II Deel (no. 35); ref. 5963] Vizagapatam, India. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Based on a drawing in Russell 1803:61, pl. 176 [ref. 12456] so type should be the specimen that was illustrated; figure reproduced in Alfred 1961:Pl. 8 [ref. 20553]. See Kottelat 1987:370 [ref. 5962]. •Valid as Belone strongylura van Hasselt 1823 -- (Mees 1962:66 [ref. 13277]). •Valid as Tylosurus strongylurus (van Hasselt 1823) -- (Liang in Kuang et al. 1986:190 [ref. 26639], Wu & Zhong in Pan et al. 1991:330 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:162 [ref. 25213]). •Valid as Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt 1823) -- (Parin 1967:24 [ref. 10272], Roberts 1978:48 [ref. 8886], Paxton et al. 1989:342 [ref. 12442], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:742 [ref. 20764], Coad 1991:26 [ref. 15702], Kottelat et al. 1993:89 [ref. 23448], Randall 1995:86 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:174 [ref. 27969], Larson & Williams 1997:350 [ref. 23967], Carpenter et al. 1997:128 [ref. 23922], Collette 1999:2158 [ref. 24785], Collette in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:185 [ref. 25703], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27306], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S100 [ref. 27377], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:26 [ref. 27510], Khan 2003:8 [ref. 27710], Paxton et al. 2006:718 [ref. 28995], Coad 2010:241 [ref. 36620] as strongylurus, Larson et al. 2013:65 [ref. 32988], Kottlelat 2013:298 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:64 [ref. 34464], Psomadakis et al. 2015:176 [ref. 34104], Zhang et al. 2016:192 [ref. 34477], Ali et al. 2018:314 [ref. 36183], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:62 [ref. 36460], Suresh et al. 2018:159 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:22 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 11 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:336 [ref. 37272], Taki et al. 2021:334 [ref. 39830], Collette 2022:378 [ref. 39718]). Current status: Valid as Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt 1823). Belonidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf east to Philippines, north to Vietnam and southern China, south to northern Australia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

subtruncata, Belone Poey [F.] 1860:295 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana Bay, Cuba. Syntypes and/or Poey specimens: ZMB 5498 [Poey no. 327] (1). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:147 [ref. 19981]. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792) -- (Collette 1968:191 [ref. 12725], Collette 2003:9 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

tahitiensis, Strongylura Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1923:10 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 63 (no. 2488); ref. 1474] Tahiti, Society Islands [actual probably is Peru]. Holotype (unique): USNM 83424. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:4 [ref. 19410] say type locality is "Tahiti", but probably from Peru. •Synonym of Belone platyura Bennett 1832 -- (Mees 1962:59 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura exilis (Girard 1854) -- (Collette et al. 1992:4 [ref. 19410], Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura exilis (Girard 1854). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

tenuirostris, Belone Blyth [E.] 1858:287 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 476] Near mouth of Hughli [=Hooghly] River, Bay of Bengal, India. No types known. •Synonym of Belone ciconia Richardson 1846 -- (Mees 1962:21 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura leiura (Bleeker 1850) -- (Parin 1967:32 [ref. 10272], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306], Kottlelat 2013:298 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Belonidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

terebra, Tylosurus Whitley [G. P.] 1927:8, Pl. 1 (fig. 6) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 15829] Michaelmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef, off Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IA.2736. •Synonym of Belone incisa Valenciennes 1846 -- (Mees 1962:41 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Parin 1967:28 [ref. 10272], Paxton et al. 1989:342 [ref. 12442], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306], Paxton et al. 2006:717 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Habitat: marine.

timucu, Belone Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:426 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Cayenne, French Guiana. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-0721 (1) Cayenne, 0000-0722 (1) Brazil, 0000-0944 (3) Brazil, 0000-4508 (1) Rio, 0000-4510 (1) Rio, 0000-4511 (1) Rio. Secondarily preoccupied in Strongylura by Esox belone timucu Walbaum 1792. Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277] states, "... type locality here restricted to Rio de Janeiro, lectotype the type of B. almeida Quoy & Gaimard, which makes timucu Valenciennes (nec Walbaum) an objective synonym of almeida; but almeida has syntypes and Mees gives no catalog numbers, so Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277] did not establish a lectotype. •Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792) -- (Collette et al. 1997:27 [ref. 22813], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

timucu, Esox belone var. Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:88 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Lake Papary, about 24 miles south of Natal, Brazil. Neotype: CAS-SU 22073. Neotype designated by Collette 1968:191 [ref. 12725]. •Status uncertain -- (Mees 1962:73 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962 [ref. 13277]). •Valid as Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792) -- (Collette 1968:191 [ref. 12725], Robins & Ray 1986:106 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:230 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:84 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:270 [ref. 23827], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:95 [ref. 22947], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:938 [ref. 23897], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:203 [ref. 24550], Keith et al. 2000:28 [ref. 24547], Marín 2000:70 [ref. 26252], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:154 [ref. 27754], Lovejoy & Collette 2001:329 [ref. 25232], Camargo & Isaac 2001:139 [ref. 27639], Feitoza et al. 2003:68 [ref. 26943], Collette 2003:1111 [ref. 26981], Collette 2003:9 [ref. 27306], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:67 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:15 [ref. 27621], Banford et al. 2004:834 [ref. 27645], Nelson et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27807], Vaske et al. 2005:77 [ref. 36155], Miller 2006:204 [ref. 28615], Matamoros et al. 2009:15 [ref. 31241], García-Hernández et al. 2009:92 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:103 [ref. 32708], Angulo et al. 2013:997 [ref. 33194], Di Dario et al. 2013:263 [ref. 37503], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:32 [ref. 33341], Marceniuk et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35324], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Robins et al. 2018:191 [ref. 35886], Spier et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36103], Ribeiro et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36717], Collette & Bemis 2019:37 [ref. 37342], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:318 [ref. 38945], Angulo et al. 2023:65 [ref. 40676], Carvalho-Filho 2023:92 [ref. 40480], Martínez-Servín et al. 2023:111 [ref. 40726]). Current status: Valid as Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic, southern Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to southern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

truncata, Belona Lesueur [C. A.] 1821:126, unnumbered plate (apparently 11) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 13274] Philadelphia, Pennsylania, U.S.A. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-4506. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-8895 (1, dry), 4505 (1). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:8 [ref. 22813]. Genus should be spelled Belone. Lectotype selected by Collette in Collette et al. 1997:8 [ref. 22813]. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792) -- (Smith 1986:408 [ref. 22186], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

urvillii, Belone Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:444 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-1131. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:8 [ref. 22813]. •Valid as Belone urvillii Valenciennes 1846 -- (Mees 1962:68 [ref. 13277]). •Valid as Strongylura urvillii (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Parin 1967:26 [ref. 10272], Paxton et al. 1989:343 [ref. 12442], Collette 1999:2161 [ref. 24785], Collette 2003:9 [ref. 27306], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:26 [ref. 27510], Paxton et al. 2006:718 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31242], Fricke et al. 2014:40 [ref. 33932]). Current status: Valid as Strongylura urvillii (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines east to Solomon Islands, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: brackish, marine.