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Keeled needlefish (Platybelone platyura)
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Ecological Illustration of Keeled needlefish (Platybelone platyura)
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Belonidae

Keeled needlefish

Platybelone platyura

Eel from the Persian Gulf

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Keeled needlefish is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 45 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family
Belonidae
Genus
Platybelone
Water type
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
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