Belone
E871489
Belone is a genus of slender, elongated marine fish commonly known as needlefish, found in coastal and pelagic waters of the Atlantic and adjacent seas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belone canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | suborder Belonoidei ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
elongated
ⓘ
slender ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | needlefish ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ adjacent seas of the Atlantic ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole | mid-trophic level predator ⓘ |
| family | Belonidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | piscivorous ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionAuthor | Bernard Germain de Lacépède NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1803 ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
marine waters ⓘ pelagic waters ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Belone belone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belone euxini ⓘ Belone svetovidovi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | predatory ⓘ |
| locomotion | active swimmer ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Greek word "belone" meaning needle ⓘ |
| notableFeature | elongated jaws with sharp teeth ⓘ |
| order | Beloniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Belonidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| riskToHumans | can cause superficial injuries when leaping from water ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Belone belone ⓘ |
| uses | food fish in some regions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.