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Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Etymology: Rhynchorhamphus: Greek, rhingchos = snout + Greek,rhamphos = bill (Ref. 45335).
Medioambiente / Clima / Gama
Ecología
; marino; agua dulce; salobre; rango de profundidad 0 - ? m. Tropical, preferred ?
Indo-West Pacific: the most widespread of the four species of Rhynchorhamphus, found from Persian Gulf through Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal through the Western Central Pacific north to Taiwan and Hong Kong and east to New Guinea and northern Australia.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 15 - 16.5 cm
Max length : 31.0 cm macho / no sexado; (Ref. 10943)
Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 13-17; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 13 - 16; Vértebra: 54 - 59. Very strongly pronounced domed upper jaw which is the longest and most arched of the four species of Rhynchorhamphus.
Found in inshore waters (Ref. 75154). Enters freshwaters (Ref 13446).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
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