Platybelone argalus

Platybelone argalus
Keeltail Needlefish – Platybelone argalus
Source: FAO 2002
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
BelonidaePlatybelone argalus(Lesueur)1821Keeltail Needlefish

Platybelone argalus

Unique Characters: Caudal peduncle strongly depressed (flattened dorsoventrally) and with well-developed bluish black lateral keels. Beak very long and slender. Upper jaw shorter than lower jar. Body rounded or squarish in cross-section. No vertical bars present. Anal-fin rays 13-24. Least depth of caudal peduncle about half the width. Gill rakers present.

Similar Species: None

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