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Hyporhamphus
American halfbeak (H. meeki)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hyporhamphus
T. N. Gill, 1859
Type species
Hyporhamphus tricuspidatus
T.N. Gill, 1859 [1]
Synonyms [2]

Hyporhamphus is a genus of halfbeaks. The species in this genus are distributed throughout the warmer seas of the world, most species being Indo-Pacific and there are some freshwater species. [3]

Species

There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: [4]

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hyporhamphus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hemiramphidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ Bruce B. Collette (2004). Family Hemiramphidae Gill 1859 halfbeaks. Vol. 22. California Academy of Sciences. ISSN  1545-150X. {{ cite book}}: |work= ignored ( help)
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hyporhamphus in FishBase. August 2012 version.