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Platybelone argalus (Lesueur, 1821)
FLAT-TAIL LONGTOM
Flat-tailed Long Tom; Flat-tailed Long-tom; Flat-tailed Longtom; Keeltail Needlefish; Belone platyura Bennett, 1832; Platybelone dorsalis Whitley, 1932; Belone argalus Lesueur, 1821

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Platybelone argalus pterura
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Platybelone argalus pterura
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Overview
Main identification features Dorsal rays 11-14; anal rays 15-18; pectoral rays 11 or 12; 101-118 scales in front of dorsal fin; gill rakers 4 or 5 + 6 or 7; body very slender, rounded; gill spines present; tail fin base greatly flattened, forming keels, its width greater than the depth; tail forked; jaws very long, lower one longer.

Greenish to bluish on back, silvery on sides.

Size: grows to about 50 cm.

Habitat: coastal pelagic.

Depth: 0-5 m.

This species has a worldwide distribution in tropical and warm temperate seas, with the subspecies P. argalus pterura restricted to the eastern Pacific. Southern Baja and the lower 1/3 of the Gulf of Califronia to Ecuador and the offshore islands.


Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo).
Depth Range Max: 5 m.
Depth Range Min: 0 m.
Diet: zooplankton; bony fishes.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=27; Southern limit=-3; Western limit=-115; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=30; Longitudinal range=37.
Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Carnivore.
FishBase Habitat: Pelagic.
Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: Water column.
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Offshore; In & Offshore.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 50 cm.
Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); TEP endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Marine; Marine Only.
Water Column Position: Surface; Water column only;


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References
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  • Castro-Aguirre, J.L. and Balart, E.F., 2002., La ictiofauna de las islas Revillagigedos y sus relaciones zoogeograficas, con comentarios acerca de su origen y evolucion. En: Lozano-Vilano, M. L. (Ed.). Libro Jubilar en Honor al Dr. Salvador Contreras Balderas., Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León:153-170.
  • Castro-Aguirre, J.L., 1999., Ictiofauna estuarino-lagunar y vicaria de México., Editorial Limusa S.A. de C.V.: 1-629pp.
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