Garfish

Belone euxini

A needle snout confined between Black and Marmara seas

Temperate
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Large
Temperate fish

Belone euxini is a species of needlefish which is endemic to the Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Sea of Marmara. Many authorities treat this taxon as a subspecies of Belone belone.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Belonidae
Genus: Belone
Maximum length: 55.3 cm
Distribution: Endemic to Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Sea of Marmara.

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