Species that contain: Strongylura and marina [ 11 ] 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.