Strongylura notata, the redfin needlefish or agujon, is a species of fish in the family Belonidae.

Description Fully grown adults can reach a length of .

Habitat The species mostly inhabits marine and brackish waters and may enter freshwater habitats.

Distribution The nominate subspecies, S. n. notata, occurs in the Western Central Atlantic around Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Belize, and Honduras, and has also been reported from Bermuda. S. n. forsythia has been reported from the Bahamas, southern Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico west to Mobile Bay, Alabama.

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