''Belonion dibranchodon'' is one of two
needlefish
Needlefish (family Belonidae) or long toms are piscivorous fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea. Some genera include species found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments (e.g., ' ...
, in the genus Belonion, which is in the family
Belonidae in the order Beloniformes. They are native to
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
within the Atabapo and Negro River basins,
and can be found in freshwater environments within a
benthopelagic range in a tropical climate. ''B. dibranchodon'' can reach about 4.8 cm (1.8 in) in length. This species is recorded to be oviparous; they produce their young by means of
eggs.
[}] The eggs can be found on objects in the water attached by tendrils on the surface of the egg.
References
dibranchodon
Fish described in 1966
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