Flat needlefish
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The flat needlefish (Ablennes hians), or barred longtom,[3] the only known member of the genus Ablennes, is a marine fish of the family Belonidae. Flat needlefish are considered gamefish, frequently caught with the help of artificial lights,[4] but are not often eaten because of their green-colored flesh.[5]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Belonidae |
Genus: | Ablennes D. S. Jordan & Fordice, 1887[2] |
Species: | A. hians |
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Ablennes hians Valenciennes, 1846 | |
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The generic name Ablennes – formerly misspelled Athlennes – means ‘without mucosity’,[6] from the ancient Greek privative a- prefix and blennos (‘mucus’). Its specific name hians is Latin for "gaping".