---
title: "Krokodil-Hornhecht"
description: "Tylosurus crocodilus — Fische. The houndfish, or more specifically the crocodile needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus) is a game fish of the family Belonidae, the needlefishes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/houndfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Krokodil-Hornhecht

> Tylosurus crocodilus — Fische. The houndfish, or more specifically the crocodile needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus) is a game fish of the family Belonidae, the needlefishes.

- Scientific name: *Tylosurus crocodilus*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 4338
- Wikidata: [Q3278635](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3278635)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52460](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52460)

## Names

- en: Houndfish
- de: Krokodil-Hornhecht
- es: Agujón lisero
- fr: Orphie-crocodile
- nl: Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus
- pt: Zambaio-roliço

## Countries with the most observations

US (556), ID (209), MX (180), TH (147), SG (122), EG (82), BS (75), AU (73), NC (59), PR (53), JM (49), MY (47)

## Summary

The houndfish, or more specifically the crocodile needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus) is a game fish of the family Belonidae, the needlefishes. It is the largest member of its family, growing up to 5 feet (1.5 m) in length and 10 pounds (4.5 kg) in weight.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houndfish

## Photo

![Krokodil-Hornhecht](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/houndfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andreas Manz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155620459

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/houndfish?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).