Atlantic needlefish are found from Maine to Brazil and have been known to venture into freshwater for short periods.

Atlantic needlefish are not restricted to ocean waters; they can be found in various estuaries and are capable of ascending well upstream into freshwater.

Strongylura marina (Atlantic needlefish)

Strongylura marina, also called the Atlantic needlefish, is a common bottom-water needlefish species common in marinas and other areas with minimal current.

The striped bass follows an Atlantic needlefish, which tails a herring in an endless circling that fixes visitors beside the glass at the New Jersey State Aquarium.

Two fish, the bluefish and northern pike/tiger muskellunge were added to three others, the black crappie, rainbow smelt and Atlantic needlefish, in the category of "eat no more than one meal a month."

Tom Lake, president of the Hudson River Fishermen's Association and one who has caught on hook and line almost everything that swims in the Hudson, has made a specialty of catching the sporty Atlantic needlefish, a species not commonly landed elsewhere.