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Garfish

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For the large freshwater fish, see gar.
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Genus: Belone
Species: B. belone
Binomial name
Belone belone

The garfish, Belone belone, is a pelagic, oceanodromous needlefish found in brackish and marine waters of the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. The fish lives close to the surface and has a migratory pattern similar to that of the mackerel. They feed on small fishes and leap out of the water when hooked. The Garfish are oviparous and the eggs are often found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface. Garfish have green bones unlike most other fish.

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