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Belone svetovidovi Collette and Parin: a species of garfish new to northern Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Jeremy A. Dorman
Jeremy A. Dorman
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Trinity College, Dublin 2
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Garfish (Beloniformes, Belonidae) are surface-dwelling, predatory fish characterized by elongate bodies and long beak-like jaws. Most are oceanic, but some species occur in estuaries and rivers. There are thirty-two species worldwide (Collette, 1982), of which until recently only one, Belone belone (L.) was known to be present in the waters of northern Europe. However, the existence of a second species, Belone svetovidovi Collette and Parin, was reported by Dorman (1984) from the south coast of Ireland. To date, thirty-one specimens of this fish have been captured in Courtmacsherry Bay, Co. Cork. This paper gives some details of these fish and how they may be distinguished from B. belone.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 67 , Issue 3 , August 1987 , pp. 679 - 685
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1987

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