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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Hemiramphus |
| Species: | H. archipelagicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemiramphus archipelagicus Collette & Parin, 1978 | |
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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.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Hemiramphus archipelagicus" in FishBase. 07 2015 version.
External links
- WoRMS
- Length weight relationship and condition factor of Hemiramphus archipelagicus Collette and Parin, 1978 (family: Hemiramphidae) from Karachi Coast, Pakistan
- Occurrence of heavy copepod infestation on Hemiramphus lutkei and double parasitisms on Hemiramphus far with copepod (Lernaeenicus hemiramphi ) and isopod (Mothocya plagulophora)