Chriodorus atherinoides
Chriodorus atherinoides (hardhead halfbeak) is a species of halfbeak found in coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from southern United States to Mexico including Cuba and the Bahamas. This species is euryhaline and frequently migrates up rivers. It is of no commercial value. Unlike most other halfbeaks, the upper and lower jaws are of a similar size.
| Hardhead halfbeak | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Chriodorus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882 |
| Species: | C. atherinoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Chriodorus atherinoides Goode & Bean, 1882 | |
References
- Collette, B.B.; Aiken, K.A. & Polanco Fernandez, A. (2019). "Chriodorus atherinoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191196A86402693. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191196A86402693.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Chriodorus atherinoides" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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