A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Belonidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| flat needlefishAblennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| garfishBelone belone (Linnaeus, 1760) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| short-beaked garfishBelone svetovidovi Collette & Parin, 1970 | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Petalichthys capensis Regan, 1904 | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Platybelone annobonensis Collette & Parin, 1970 | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| keeltail needlefishPlatybelone argalus (Lesueur, 1821) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Platybelone lovii (Günther, 1866) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Platybelone platura (Rüppell, 1837) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Platybelone pterura (Osburn & Nichols, 1916) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Platybelone trachura (Valenciennes, 1846) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamorrhaphis guianensis (Jardine, 1843) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamorrhaphis labiata Sant'Anna, Delapieve & Reis, 2012 | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamorrhaphis petersi Collette, 1974 | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudotylosurus angusticeps (Günther, 1866) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes, 1846) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura forsythia Breder, 1932 | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maya needlefishStrongylura hubbsi Collette, 1974 | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes, 1846) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura krefftii (Günther, 1866) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker, 1850) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic needlefishStrongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| redfin needlefishStrongylura notata (Poey, 1860) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura scapularis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1846) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt, 1823) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| timucuStrongylura timucu (Walbaum, 1792) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strongylura urvillii (Valenciennes, 1846) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Red Sea houndfishTylosurus choram (Rüppell, 1837) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tylosurus fodiator Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tylosurus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tylosurus melanotus (Bleeker, 1850) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific agujonTylosurus pacificus (Steindachner, 1876) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tylosurus punctulatus (Günther, 1872) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xenentodon canciloides (Bleeker, 1854) | BelonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.