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Platybelone lovii

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Platybelone lovii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Genus: Platybelone
Species:
P. lovii
Binomial name
Platybelone lovii
(Günther, 1866)
Synonyms

Belone lovii Günther, 1866 Platybelone argalus lovii(Günther, 1866)

Platybelone lovii is a species of needlefish from the family Belonidae. It is a predatory, pelagic fish which is endemic to the eastern Atlantic Ocean in the waters around Cape Verde.[1] This species was described by Albert Günther in 1866 as Belone lovii and was named in honour of the British naturalist Richard Thomas Lowe (1802-1874).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Platybelone lovii". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 July 2019.