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Garfish

Belone belone

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(c) rhias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 745, February 550, March 862, April 1,356, May 1,955, June 2,132, July 2,281, August 1,962, September 1,440, October 1,075, November 587, December 459.
United States15,443
Alaska15,404
Denmark29
Greece23
Texas18
France17
Germany16
Italy15
Ukraine14
Louisiana13

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderNeedlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies · Beloniformes
FamilyNeedlefishes · Belonidae
GenusTypical Garfish · Belone

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