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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae Needlefishes

Genus: Belone

(See list of species below)



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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Østergaard, T.

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 103.5 cm TL
Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1761)

Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Belone belone
[Garfish]
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Endemic to Black Sea, Sea

 
Belone euxini
[]

Photo by Margies, P.

Eastern Atlantic

Belone svetovidovi Collette & Parin, 1970

Photo by Margies, P.
 
Belone svetovidovi
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3 Species of Family Belonidae with Genus Belone
(Needlefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1761 Belone belone Garfish Eastern Atlantic and Medi 103.5 TL
1866 Belone euxini Endemic to Black Sea, Sea
1970 Belone svetovidovi Eastern Atlantic



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