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needlefish

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
needlefish common name for members of the family Belonidae, which comprises 50 species of elongated, surface-swimming predaceous fish abundant in warm seas. They have beaklike jaws armed with sharp teeth, giving them a superficial resemblance to the gar ; some needlefishes reach a length of 6 ft (1.8 m). The saltwater garfish, Strongylura longirostris, may be 4 ft (1.2 m) long but is usually smaller; it is found in Atlantic coastal waters and estuaries. Garfishes resemble twigs and are often mistaken for them when lying motionless at the surface of the water. They swim in small schools... Read more
garfish
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition garfish see gar ; needlefish . Author not available, GARFISH. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008 Read more
Belonidae
A Dictionary of Zoology Belonidae (garfish, long tom, needlefish; subclass Actinopterygii , order Atheriniformes ) A family of mainly marine, tropical and subtropical fish with very long, slender ... Read more

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