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Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1761)

Garfish
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Tunisia country information

Common names: Misella, M'sella
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ts.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B. and N.V. Parin, 1986
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Common names from other countries

Orphie, Aguja, Сарган обыкновенный, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Belonidae (Needlefishes)
Etymology: Belone: Greek, belone = needle; any fish with sharp pointed snout; also Pierre Belon, 1517-64, French zoologist born in Le Mans. Professor at the College de France, author of " La nature et diversité des poissons", 1551 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Issue
According to authors cited by Evenhuis (1997: Ref. 115711: 480-482), the date of publication of the species should be 1760.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 2 - 22 m (Ref. 130220).   Temperate; 65°N - 14°N, 32°W - 42°E

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