needlefish

== English == === Etymology === From needle +‎ fish. === Pronunciation === === Noun === needlefish (plural needlefish or needlefishes) Any of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (beloniform fishes): ricefishes (Adrianichthyidae), flyingfishes (Exocoetidae), halfbeaks (Hemiramphidae), suaries (Scomberesocidae), viviparous halfbeaks (Zenarchopteridae) ==== Derived terms ==== Agujon needlefish (Tylosurus acus) Amazonian needlefish (Pseudotylosurus angusticeps) Annobon needlefish (Platybelone annobonensis) Atlantic needlefish (Strongylura marina) Baja California needlefish (Platybelone pteruna) Bennet's needlefish (Platybelone platyura) black-backed needlefish (Tylosurus melanotus) California needlefish (Strongylura exilis) Cape needlefish (Petalichthys capensis) Cape Verde needlefish (Platybelone lovii) Colombian River needlefish (Potamorrhaphis petersi) Datsu needlefish (Strongylura anastomella) Eastern Atlantic needlefish (Tylosurus rafale) Eigenmann's needlefish (Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni) flat needlefish (Ablennes hians) freshwater needlefish (Strongylura fluviatilis) Guianan needlefish (Potamorrhaphis guianensis) imperial needlefish (Tylosurus imperialis) Indochinese needlefish (Xenentodon canciloides) Japanese needlefish (Hyporhamphus sajori) Jurua needlefish (Potamorrhaphis kabiata) keel-jawed needlefish (Tylosurus spp.) keel-tailed needlefish (Platybelone argalus) Maya needlefish (Strongylura hubbsi) Mexican needlefish (Tylosurus fodiator) mirror needlefish (Platybelone platura) Orinoco needlefish (Pseudotylosurus microps) Pacific needlefish (Tylosurus pacificus) redfin needlefish (Strongylura notata) Red Sea needlefish (Tylosurus choram) reef needlefish (Strongylura incisa) riverine needlefish (Belonion apodion) St. Helena needlefish (Platybelone trachura) Senegal needlefish (Strongylura senegalensis) shoulderspot needlefish (Strongylura scapularis) stream needlefish (Belonion dibranchodon) Timucu needlefish (Strongylura timucu) Urville's needlefish (Strongylura urvillii) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== garfish === References === “needlefish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. needlefish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Belonidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Belonidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons