Belonidae

Stream Needlefish

Belonion dibranchodon

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Belonion dibranchodon is one of two needlefish, in the genus Belonion, which is in the family Belonidae in the order Beloniformes. They are native to South America within the Atabapo and Negro River basins, and can be found in freshwater environments within a benthopelagic range in a tropical climate. B. dibranchodon can reach about 4.8 cm (1.8 in) in length.