''Platybelone'' is a genus of
needlefish
Needlefish ( family Belonidae) or long toms are piscivorous fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea. Some genera include species found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments (e.g ...
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family
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Belonidae
Needlefish (family Belonidae) or long toms are piscivorous fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea. Some genera include species found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments (e.g., ' ...
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Species
The following two species are currently recognised:
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Platybelone argalus''
( Lesueur, 1821)
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Platybelone lovii
''Platybelone lovii'' is a species of needlefish from the family Belonidae. It is a predatory, pelagic fish which is endemic to the eastern Atlantic Ocean in the waters around Cape Verde
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( Günther, 1866)
References
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Belonidae
Ray-finned fish genera