gracilis, Belone Lowe [R. T.] 1839:86 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Off Madeira. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Belone belone (Linnaeus 1760), but a valid subspecies gracilis (Lowe 1839) -- (Santos et al. 1997:67 [ref. 23531]). •Synonym of Belone belone (Linnaeus 1760), subspecies acus Risso 1827 -- (Collette & Parin 1970:11 [ref. 7415], Parin 1973:259 [ref. 7191], Collette & Parin in Whitehead et al. 1986:606 [ref. 13676], Collette & Parin 1990:592 [ref. 16473], Collette 2003:13 [ref. 27306], Meriç & Altun 1999:423 [ref. 24105], Collette 2003:2, 15 [ref. 27306], Collette 2016:2123 [ref. 34601]). •Synonym of Belone acus Risso 1827 -- (Fricke et al. 2007:69 [ref. 29533]). Current status: Synonym of Belone acus Risso 1827. Belonidae. Habitat: marine.