Baja California keeltail needlefish (Platybelone argalus pterura)

Scientific name: Platybelone argalus pterura Osburn & Nichols, 1916

The Baja California keeltail needlefish (Platybelone argalus pterura) is a marine fish of the family Belonidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Baja California, Mexico and the southern Baja California to Ecuador.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18; Vertebrae: 62 - 65

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Platybelone argalus pterura
Family
Belonidae (Needlefishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico and the southern Baja California to Ecuador.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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