Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Platybelone argalus
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Beloniformes
Family
Belonidae
Genus
Platybelone
Species
argalus
Taxon category: Accepted
Specimens from the Tropical Eastern Pacific, including the Galápagos Islands, have traditionally been assigned to Platybelone argalus pterura. Recent studies suggest that the validity of this subspecies requires further evaluation based on additional genetic data (Victor et al., 2024).
Origin: Native
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
- Victor, B. C. Grove, J. S., Long, D. J., Robertson, D. R., Keith, I., Bensted-Smith, W., & Salinas-de-León, P. (2024) List of Fishes of the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador (Version 2.0). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 41, 54-111.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Platybelone argalus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=22645. Accessed 6 November 2026.