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Keeled needlefish
Platybelone platyura
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Keeled needlefish
- Scientific
- Platybelone platyura
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Belonidae (needlefishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 45 cm (total length); commonly 30 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 2 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A slim needlefish with a keel on the tail base, reaching about 45 cm. It is common in groups near the surface on reef flats and in lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Platybelone-platyura.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/173012282
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.