Garfish

For the large freshwater fish, see Gar. For the New Zealand fish, see Hyporhamphus ihi. For the Australian fish, see Hyporhamphus melanochir.

Garfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Genus: Belone
Species:
B. belone
Binomial name
Belone belone
(Linnaeus, 1761)
The range of the garfish
Synonyms
  • Esox belone Linnaeus, 1761
  • Belone belone belone (Linnaeus, 1761)
  • Belone bellone (Linnaeus, 1761)
  • Belone longirostris Schinz, 1822
  • Belone acus Risso, 1827
  • Belone vulgaris Fleming, 1828
  • Belone rostrata Faber, 1829
  • Hemiramphus europaeus Yarrell, 1837
  • Belone gracilis Lowe, 1839
  • Belone belone gracilis Lowe, 1839
  • Hemiramphus balticus Hohnbaum-Hornschuch, 1843
  • Hemiramphus behnii Hohnbaum-Hornschuch, 1843
  • Belone vulgaris Valenciennes, 1846
  • Belone undecimradiata Budge, 1848
  • Hemiramphus obtusus Couch, 1848
  • Macrognathus scolopax Gronow, 1854
  • Belone euxini Günther, 1866
  • Belone belone euxini Günther, 1866
  • Belone cornidii Günther, 1866
  • Belone linnei Malm, 1877

The garfish (Belone belone), also known as the garpike, needlefish or sea needle, is a pelagic, oceanodromous needlefish found in brackish and marine waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Black, and Baltic Seas.

  1. ^ Collette, B.B. (2015). "Belone belone". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198573A15536157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198573A15536157.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.