Garfish (Belone belone) are a pelagic, oceanodromous needlefish found in brackish and marine waters of the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. The fish lives close to the surface and has a migratory pattern similar to that of the mackerel. They feed on small fishes and leap out of the water when hooked. The Garfish are oviparous and the eggs are often found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface. The pelagic zone is the part of the open sea or ocean comprising the water column, i. ... Genera Ablennes Belone Lhotskia Platybelone Stenocaulis Strongylura (common needlefishes) Thalassosteus Tylosurus Xenentodon (Asian freshwater needlefishes) Needlefishes (family Belonidae) are piscivorous fishes usually associated with shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea. ... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Alanic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish, mostly, but not exclusively, from the family Scombridae. ...

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