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Stream needlefish

Belonion dibranchodon Collette, 1966

Status not recordedbony fish

The stream needlefish (Belonion dibranchodon) is a species in the family Belonidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the stream needlefish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the stream needlefish live?

Not recorded

Is the stream needlefish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the stream needlefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyBelonidae
  6. genusBelonion
  7. SpeciesBelonion dibranchodon Collette, 1966
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • jehlice venezuelskáCzech
  • Peixe-agulha-do-AtabapoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stream needlefish

Other species in the same genus Belonion.

CompareStream needlefish vs Riverine needlefish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the stream needlefish?

The stream needlefish (Belonion dibranchodon) belongs to the family Belonidae in the order Beloniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Stream needlefish (Belonion dibranchodon). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stream-needlefish

MLA

“Stream needlefish (Belonion dibranchodon).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/stream-needlefish.

BibTeX
@misc{stream_needlefish_2026,
  title = {Stream needlefish (Belonion dibranchodon)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stream-needlefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}