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Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Etymology: Hyporhamphus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, rhamphos = beak, bill (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - ? m. Tropical
Western Central Pacific: South China Sea basin. The locality (river Svetlaya) for the Viet Nam record (ZIL 8396) needs verification.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 13.8, range 14 - 14 cm
Max length : 17.2 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 52 - 55. Gill rakers on the first arch, 19-22; vertebrae 52-55; predorsal scales 41-52; possesses large tricuspid teeth, short lower jaw and weakly elongate upper jaw projection; pelvic fins more posteriorly located than in Hyporhamphus limbatus.
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Collette, B.B. and J. Su, 1986. The halfbeaks (Pisces, Beloniformes, Hemiramphidae) of the Far East. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 138(1):250-301. (Ref. 10943)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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