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Garfish

Belone belone


Where is it found?

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Marine

Diet and foraging method

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Actively pursue their prey
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Key adaptations

Garfishes, or needlefishes have elongated upper and lower jaws lined with large, sharp teeth specialised for catching fish.

Social organisation and mating system

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Did you know that...?

The garfish's eggs have long threads on their surface which tangle into seaweed, seagrass and algae so they are not carried into open sea.

Taxonomy

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Picture credits:

Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Sargan" by User: Вадим де Голь.Original uploader was Вадим де Голь at ru.wikipedia - Transferred from ru.wikipedia(Original text : сфотографировал сам). Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sargan.jpg#/media/File:Sargan.jpg
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