Most forms produce large spherical eggs with attaching filaments and have long incubation period. Recently hatched larvae relatively large, capable of active feeding (Collette et al., 1984a).
Families treated:
Family Belonidae (needlefishes)
Family Exocoetidae (flyingfishes)
Family Hemiramphidae (halfbeaks)
Family Scomberesocidae (sauries)
Table Beloniformes
22 geographic zones