Keeltail needlefish
| Keeltail needlefish | |
|---|---|
| Platybelone argalus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Belonidae |
| Genus: | Platybelone |
| Species: | P. argalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platybelone argalus (Lesueur, 1821) | |
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The keeltail needlefish (Platybelone argalus), sometimes called the keeled needlefish, is a tropical fish of the family Belonidae. It was described by the French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1821.