Hyporhamphus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1847)

Congaturi halfbeak

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Beloniformes \| Hemiramphidae \| Hemiramphinae
Synonyms	Hemiramphus limbatus, Hemiramphus gorakhpurensis, Hemiramphus tridentifer, ... more
Common names	Cá Kìm bên, Phtinh, Marandha, ... more

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Main reference

Collette, B.B. and J. Su. 1986. (Ref. 10943)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 25.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12693); common length : 13.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9843)

Environment

Pelagic-neritic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; brackish; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to China along the mainland coast of Asia. Replaced in the East Indies, Borneo, and the Philippines by Hyporhamphus neglectus and around northern Australia and southern New Guinea by Hyporhamphus neglectissimus.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 16. Greatly prolonged, beak-like lower jaw, equal to, or longer than head length; upper jaw short, triangular and scaly, its width 0.6-0.8 times in its length. Preorbital distance 1.3-2.1 times in diameter of orbit and 0.75-1.2 times in length of upper jaw. Total number of gill rakers on first gill arch 23-37. Anal fin rays 13-16; caudal fin emarginate, not strongly forked.

Coastal species. Found at surface levels of tidal freshwaters and brackish estuaries (Ref. 12693). Encountered in the Mekong as far upstream as Stung Treng and also found in the Great Lake, Cambodia (Ref. 12693). Feeds mainly on insects (Ref. 12693, 33813). Marketed fresh and dried salted.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (20 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita

Modified by Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen

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