Needlefish

n.

1.

(Zool.) The European great pipefish (Siphostoma acus or Syngnathus acus); - called also earl, and tanglefish.

Noun	1.	needlefish - elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters Synonyms: gar, billfish
	2.	needlefish - fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates Synonyms: pipefish

Belonidae, billfish, family Belonidae, gar, teleost, teleost fish, teleostan, timucu