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Fish Species Description

Atlantic needlefish

Strongylura marina

(Walbaum, 1792)

Classification

Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Alternate Names:

Status:

Marine, brackish, freshwater

Notes:

Basin Distribution in Georgia:

In Georgia, occurs in the Chattahoochee, Flint, Ocmulgee, Altamaha, Ogeechee, and Savannah River Basins.

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