Belone
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Belonidae |
| Genus: | Belone G. Cuvier, 1816 |
Belone is a genus of needlefish common in brackish and marine waters. It is one of ten genera in the family Belonidae.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [1]
- Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1761) (Garfish)
- Belone svetovidovi Collette & Parin, 1970 (Short-beaked garfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Belone in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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