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Keeltail needlefish

Platybelone pterura

Classification

Family
Belonidae

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. Description Keeltail needlefish, like all needlefish, closely resemble North American freshwater gars (family Lepisosteidae).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 4