Hemiramphus
| Hemiramphus | |
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| Hemiramphus brasiliensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Hemiramphus G. Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Esox brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758[1] | |
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Hemiramphus is a genus of schooling marine fish commonly called halfbeaks, garfish, or ballyhoos, and are members of the family Hemiramphidae. They inhabit the surface of warm temperate and tropical sea, and feed on algae, plankton, and smaller fish. Hemiramphus species are edible but are more important as food fish for larger predatory species including dolphinfish and billfish.
Species
[edit]There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[3]
| Species | Common name | Image |
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| Hemiramphus archipelagicus | Jumping halfbeak | |
| Hemiramphus balao
Lesueur, 1821 |
Balao halfbeak | |
| Hemiramphus bermudensis
Collette, 1962 |
Bermuda halfbeak | |
| Hemiramphus brasiliensis | Ballyhoo halfbeak | |
| Hemiramphus convexus
M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922 |
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| Hemiramphus depauperatus
Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839 |
Tropical halfbeak | |
| Hemiramphus far
(Forsskål, 1775) |
Blackbarred halfbeak | .jpg) |
| Hemiramphus lutkei
Valenciennes, 1847 |
Lutke's halfbeak | |
| Hemiramphus marginatus
(Forsskål, 1775) |
Yellowtip halfbeak | |
| Hemiramphus robustus
Günther, 1866 |
Three-by-two garfish | |
| Hemiramphus saltator
C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 |
Longfin halfbeak | .jpg) |
References
[edit]- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hemiramphus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hemiramphidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hemiramphus". FishBase. September 2023 version.
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