1314 Platybelone platyura (Bennett, 1832) Belonidae Needlefishes Beloniformes Teleostei Keeled needlefish Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ogasawara Islands. The subspecies <i>platura</i> from the Red Sea to Persian Gulf, <i>platyura</i> in the rest of the Indo-Pacific, and <i>argalus</i> in the tropical Atlantic (Ref. 37816). UBC 570144 18 N 110 W Belone persimilis FB 2741028 Esox teatae GCRL 3910 1969 Belone platyura 1 m