Flat-tail Longtom, Platybelone argalus (Lesueur 1821)
Other Names: Flat-tailed Long Tom, Flat-tailed Longtom, Flat-tailed Long-tom, Keeltail Needlefish, Needlefish
A Flat-tail Longtom, Platybelone argalus, at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Source: Dennis Polack / FishWise Professional. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Platybelone argalus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2091
Flat-tail Longtom, Platybelone argalus (Lesueur 1821)
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Distribution |
North of Barrow Island, offshore reefs of Western Australia, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, and the Great Barrier Reef and reefs in the Coral Sea, Queensland; also the Lord Howe Island region and Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea, and Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. Elsewhere the species is circumglobal in warm waters of all oceans, especially offshore and commonly around islands. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 12-15; Anal fin 17-20. Gill rakers present; caudal peduncle with a lateral keel, the lateral line passes ventral to keel. |
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Feeding |
Feeds mostly on small fishes. |
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Fisheries |
Targeted as a food fish in parts of its range. |
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Species Citation |
Belona argalus Lesueur 1821, Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2(1): 125, pl. Type locality: island of Guadaloupe, West Indies. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Resources |
Flat-tail Longtom, Platybelone argalus (Lesueur 1821)
References
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