1315 Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker, 1850) Belonidae Needlefishes Beloniformes Teleostei Banded needlefish Indo-West Pacific: Somalia (Ref. 30573) and Tanzania to Durban, South Africa (Ref. 3130) east to Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and southeast Asia to New Guinea, Australia, and the Philippines. Reported from southern China (Ref. 5317). The Australian population is regarded as subspecies <i>Strongylura leiura ferox</i> by Parin (1967) (Ref. 1602). 26 S 113 E Strongylura leiura FB 2739285 Belone leiurus AMNH 15906 1941 Strongylura leiura AMNH 32516 1964 Strongylura leiura AMNH 32581 1964 Strongylura leiura AMNH 32993 1970 Strongylura leiura GCRL 13179 1974 Strongylura leiura AMNH 99605 1993 Strongylura leiura AMNH 99606 1993 Strongylura leiura AMNH 99607 1993 Strongylura leiura AMNH 99608 1993 Strongylura leiura AMNH 99609 1993 Strongylura leiura AMNH 99610 1993 Strongylura leiura AMNH 99611 1993 Strongylura leiura AMNH 99612 1993 Strongylura leiura AMNH 99613 1993 Strongylura leiura AMNH 99614 1993 Strongylura leiura AMNH 99615 1993 Strongylura leiura AMNH 99616 1993 Strongylura leiura AMNH 99617 1993 Strongylura leiura FISH 387756 19 N 85 E 1995 Strongylura leiura