St Kitts
St Kitts
Florent's Guide To The
South Florida Reefs
Flat Needlefish
Ablennes hians
Flat Needlefish
Category: Needlefishes
Scientific Name: Ablennes hians
Size: 1 to 3 feet (30 to 90 cm)
Depth: 0-30 ft. (0-10 m)
Distribution: Florida, Caribbean, Bermuda, Bahamas, Brazil, Gulf of America, Indo-Pacific, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Beloniformes (Order)
└Belonidae (Family)
└Ablennes (Genus)
└A. hians (Species)
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