Belone
Sign in to saveBelone is a genus of needlefish common in brackish and marine waters mainly found in the eastern Atlantic ocean to Mediterranean and Black Sea, as well. It is one of ten genera in the family Belonidae.
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Belone is a genus of needlefish common in brackish and marine waters mainly found in the eastern Atlantic ocean to Mediterranean and Black Sea, as well. It is one of ten genera in the family Belonidae.
==Species== Three recognised species are in this genus: Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1761) (garfish) Belone euxini Günther, 1866 Belone svetovidovi Collette & Parin, 1970 (short-beaked garfish) The fossil species †Belone countermani de Sant'Anna, Collette & Godfrey, 2013 is known from the mid-late Miocene-aged St. Marys Formation of Maryland, US.