Strongylura exilis (Girard 1854) . California Needlefish, Pike Needlefish; Agujón Bravo, Agujón Californiano, Marao de California

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from San Francisco, USA, to northern Chile, including the Revillagigedo, Cocos and Galapagos islands; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) PN (Pacific); 0–5 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2019), population trend unknown. Literature: Robertson & Allen (2015: 844; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Froese & Pauly (2023; listed, including information on identification, distribution and ecology).