| Platybelone lovii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Belonidae |
| Genus: | Platybelone |
| Species: | P. lovii |
| Binomial name | |
| Platybelone lovii (Günther, 1866) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Belone lovii Günther, 1866 Platybelone argalus lovii(Günther, 1866) | |
Platybelone lovii is a species of needlefish from the family Belonidae. It is a predatory, pelagic fish which is endemic to the eastern Atlantic Ocean in the waters around Cape Verde.[1] This species was described by Albert Günther in 1866 as Belone lovii and was named in honour of the British naturalist Richard Thomas Lowe (1802-1874).[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Platybelone lovii" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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