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Updated 3/21/2020

Family Belonidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Platybelone argalus platyura

Hanauma Bay, Oahu

 

Kahalu'u, Hawaii, 5 feet


Sharks Cove, Oahu, 15 feet

Ho'okena, Hawaii, 10 feet


North Beach, Midway Atoll 		 

 SLENDER or KEELTAIL NEEDLEFISH   'aha

Common in small aggregations near shore.  Bright blue-green above and silvery below.  Narrow jaws lined with large pointed teeth.  Attains 18 inches.  East Africa to Hawaii and French Polynesia.