Platybelone
E871492
Platybelone is a genus of needlefish, a group of elongated, predatory marine fishes known for their slender bodies and long, beak-like jaws.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Platybelone canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup |
marine fishes
ⓘ
needlefish ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
elongated
ⓘ
slender ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Barton Warren Evermann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Starr Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indo-Pacific region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | marine predator ⓘ |
| family | Belonidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | predatory ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine environment
ⓘ
subtropical waters ⓘ tropical waters ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
elongated body
ⓘ
long narrow jaws ⓘ streamlined shape ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | needlefish ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Platybelone argalus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Platybelone argalus argalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Platybelone argalus platyura ⓘ Platybelone lovii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jawShape | long beak-like jaws ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | active swimmer ⓘ |
| order | Beloniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Belonidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superclass | Osteichthyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Platybelone argalus ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1896 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.