Barred Longtom, Ablennes hians (Valenciennes 1846)
Other Names: Barred Long-tom, Barred Needle Fish, Flat Needlefish
A Barred Longtom, Ablennes hians, from General Santos Public Market, Saragani, Mindanao, Philippines. Source: Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A dark bluish longtom, with a silvery-white belly, 12-14 dark vertical bars along the sides, high falcate anterior lobes on the dorsal and anal fins, and an elevated black lobe on the rear of the dorsal fin.
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Dianne J. Bray, Ablennes hians in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2090
Barred Longtom, Ablennes hians (Valenciennes 1846)
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Distribution |
Recorded in Australia from Carnac Island, WA, around the north to Wollongong, NSW, also Lord Howe Island. Elsewhere, the species is circumglobal in tropical waters. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Barred Longtom, Ablennes hians (Valenciennes 1846)
References
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