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Houndfish

Tylosurus crocodilus

Photo by LivanEscudero
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12.1184, -68.968

Field Notes

Habitat:

Shallow-water (to 30 feet) inshore fish is frequently found drifting near the surface over grass flats and patch reefs.

Notes:

There are usually a bunch of these all along these beach.

Reference Links:

Houndfish - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
LivanEscudero
Not sure about common name, those names can be very random or whimsical, so who knows why they started calling it hound. But look at the scientific name, isn’t it great? “ crocodilus” sure fits that mouth!
cole22
I love fish when i was Little I kissed one
swain16
How did the houndfish get its name
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PublishedMay 4, 2019

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