Hemiramphus archipelagicus

The jumping halfbeak (Hemiramphus archipelagicus), is a reef-associated marine species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae. It is a valued commercial fish in tropical countries both dried salted and fresh forms.

Jumping halfbeak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hemiramphus
Species:
H. archipelagicus
Binomial name
Hemiramphus archipelagicus
Collette & Parin, 1978
Synonyms
  • Hemiramphus marginatus (non Forsskål, 1775) misapplied

Description

The body shows typical halfbeak shape with an elongated lower jaw and cylindrical elongated body.[1] They have no spines on fins, but do have 12-15 rays of their dorsal fins and 10-13 rays on their anal fins.[1] The longest recorded Jumping halfbeak was 34 cm long. There are no vertical bars on sides of the body as other halfbeaks.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The Jumping halfbeak is found tropical waters Indo-Pacific oceans extends from Western India, around Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Philippines, New Guinea to western Polynesia. It is found among the water plants and shallow coastal waters.

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See also

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Hemiramphus archipelagicus" in FishBase. 07 2015 version.
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