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Platybelone
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Platybelone

The keeltail needlefish (Platybelone argalus), sometimes called the keeled needlefish, is a tropical fish of the family Belonidae. It was described by the French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1821.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Keeltail Needlefish

speciesPlatybelone argalus

Bennett's Needlefish

speciesPlatybelone platyura

Mirror Needlefish

speciesPlatybelone platura

Cape Verde Needlefish

speciesPlatybelone lovii

Baja California Needlefish

speciesPlatybelone pterura

Annobon Needlefish

speciesPlatybelone annobonensis

Saint Helena needlefish

speciesPlatybelone trachura

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91119.