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Belonidae

10 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › › Beloniformes › Belonidae

Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821)

Tylosurus crocodilus, or houndfish, is a needlefish with distinct traits, wide marine distribution, and pelagic reef habitat.

Tylosurus fodiator Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Tylosurus fodiator, the Mexican needlefish, is a predatory eastern Pacific needlefish species now recognized as valid.

Ablennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846)

Ablennes hians, the flat needlefish, is a widespread marine needlefish species that feeds on smaller fish and lays adhesive eggs.

Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1760)

Belone belone, the garfish, is a long slender pelagic fish popular as food in Denmark despite its harmless green bones.

Platybelone argalus (Lesueur, 1821)

Platybelone argalus, the keeltail needlefish, is a recognizable marine fish that feeds on smaller fish and has a wide distribution across oceans.

Platybelone argalus platyura (Bennett, 1832)

Platybelone argalus platyura, the keeltail needlefish, is a marine fish recognizable by its tail keels, found across Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.

Strongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792)

Strongylura marina, the Atlantic needlefish, is a long-bodied piscivorous fish found in Atlantic coastal waters from Maine to Brazil, tolerating a wide range of salinities.