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Keeltail needlefish (Platybelone platura)
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Keeltail needlefish (Platybelone platura) specimen
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Belonidae

Keeltail needlefish

Platybelone platura

Forty Five Centimeters Eel from the Red Sea

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Keeltail needlefish is known from Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Family
Belonidae
Maximum length
45 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Persian Gulf.
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