Annobon keel tail needlefish

Platybelone annobonensis

Twenty Three Centimeters Eel of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Near the Equator
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Annobon keel tail needlefish is known around Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 23 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Belonidae
Genus: Platybelone
Maximum length: 23 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: restricted to Annobon, Fernando Poo and São Tomé in equatorial Gulf of Guinea.

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