| Accepted scientific name: |
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Platybelone argalus platyura (Bennett, 1832) (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Belone carinata Valenciennes, 1846 (synonym) |
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| Belone dorsalis (Whitley, 1932) (synonym) |
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| Belone persimilis Günther, 1909 (synonym) |
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| Belone platyura Bennett, 1832 (synonym) |
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| Esox teatae Curtiss, 1938 (synonym) |
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| Platybelone aegulus platyura (Bennett, 1832) (synonym) |
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| Platybelone argala platyura (Bennett, 1832) (synonym) |
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| Platybelone argalus (non Lesueur, 1821) (misapplied name) |
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| Platybelone dorsalis Whitley, 1932 (synonym) |
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| Platybelone platyura (Bennett, 1832) (synonym) |
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| Common names: |
| Common name |
Transliteration |
Language |
Country |
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| Hagul |
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Arabic |
Oman |
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| Karkor |
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Arabic |
Oman |
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| Maag |
- |
Carolinian |
Micronesia |
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| Balô |
- |
Cebuano |
Philippines(Camiguin) |
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| Bawo |
- |
Cebuano |
Philippines(Cebu) |
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| Lison |
- |
Cebuano |
Philippines(Cebu) |
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| Aiguille |
- |
Creole, French |
Mauritius |
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| Flat-tailed needle fish |
- |
English |
Hawaii |
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| Keeled needlefish |
- |
English |
Guam |
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| Keeled needlefish |
- |
English |
Micronesia |
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| Keeled needlefish |
- |
English |
Philippines(Surigao City) |
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| Keeltail needlefish |
- |
English |
- |
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| Keeltail needlefish |
- |
English |
Papua New Guinea |
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| Longtom |
- |
English |
Christmas I. |
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| Needlefish |
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English |
New Zealand |
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| Orphie carène |
- |
French |
France |
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| Hime-datsu |
- |
Japanese |
Japan |
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| Batali |
- |
Kapampangan |
Philippines |
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| Te make |
- |
Kiribati |
Kiribati(Gilbert Islands) |
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| Ikan todak |
- |
Malay (individual language) |
Christmas I. |
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| Keran |
- |
Malayalam |
India(Laccadives Island) |
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| Oola |
- |
Malayalam |
India(Laccadives Island) |
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| ഊള |
- |
Malayalam |
India |
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| കേരന് |
- |
Malayalam |
India |
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| Dethuntholi |
- |
Maldivian |
India(Laccadives Island) |
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| 宽尾颌针鱼 |
Kuan wei ge zhen yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 宽尾鹤鱵 |
Kuan wei he zhen |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 寬尾頜針魚 |
Kuan wei ge jhen yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 寬尾鶴鱵 |
Kuan wei he jhen |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 扁尾頜針魚 |
Bian wei han jhen yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 扁尾颌针鱼 |
Bian wei han zhen yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 水針 |
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Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 水针 |
Shui zhen |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| A'u |
- |
Samoan |
Samoa |
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| Ise |
- |
Samoan |
Samoa |
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| Shoolii |
- |
Somali |
Somalia |
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| Agujon de quill |
- |
Spanish |
Spain |
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| Balu |
- |
Surigaonon |
Philippines(Surigao City, Surigao del Norte) |
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| Bihin-Bihin |
- |
Surigaonon |
Philippines(Surigao City, Surigao del Norte) |
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| Mkule |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania(Dar-es-Salaam, and Zanzibar, Tanzania.) |
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| Ngarara |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania(Mafia, Tanzania.) |
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| Ngare-ngare |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania(Tanga, Tanzania.) |
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| Kagu |
- |
Tuamotuan |
Tuamoto Islands |
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| Classification: |
| Kingdom |
Animalia
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2b7e0a3-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Phylum |
Chordata
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a0f2ea-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Class |
Actinopterygii
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a17954-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Order |
Beloniformes
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2cb1a97-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Family |
Belonidae
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2cb210b-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Genus |
Platybelone
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e32cdbae-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Species |
Platybelone argalus
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fda14877-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ogasawara Islands. The subspecies platura from the Red Sea to Persian Gulf, platyura in the rest of the Indo-Pacific, and argalus in the tropical Atlantic (Ref. 37816). |
| Lifezones: |
Marine |
| Additional data: |
Date B. Mundy, pers. comm.
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| Latest taxonomic scrutiny: |
Group expert : Collette, B., 30-Sep-2011 |
| Source database: |
FishBase, Jan 2015
99%
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| Bibliographic citation: |
Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. |
| Online resource: |
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=1314
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:2ceaf2a7-ac8f-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401 |
