Halfbeak
📖 Overview
Overview information for Halfbeak is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 48 - 51. Swim bladder composed of many small compartments instead of a single chamber. Gill rakers on the first arch, 26-33, usually 27-31.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Halfbeak is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Halfbeak is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Halfbeak is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 6 m . Tropical West Pacific: widespread in warmer waters from East Africa to Caroline Islands, New Guinea, New Britain and New Ireland.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Halfbeak |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | クロビレサヨリトビウオ |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 小烏 · 短嘴水針 · 草螟仔 · 黑鰭飛鱵 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemiramphus bruuni | Parin, Collette & Shcherbachev | 1980 | Synonym |
| Hemirhamphus convexus | Weber & de Beaufort | 1922 | Synonym |
| Oxyporhamphus convexus | Weber & de Beaufort | 1922 | Synonym |
| Oxyporhamphus convexus bruuni | Parin, Collette & Shcherbachev | 1980 | Synonym |
| Oxyporhamphus convexus convexus | Weber & de Beaufort | 1922 | Synonym |
| Oxyporhamphus meristocystis | Parin | 1961 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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