Hemirhamphodon
Hemirhamphodon is a genus of viviparous halfbeak fish. Most recognized species are endemic to lowland forest streams, rivers and swamps in Borneo (often in areas with peat), but H. phaiosoma and H. pogonognathus are also found elsewhere in Southeast Asia. The largest species reaches about 10 cm (4 in) in length. These fish are viviparous (with the exception of oviparious H. tengah)[1] and are sometimes kept as aquarium fish, but otherwise have no commercial value.
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Subadult female H. pogonognathus, about 4 cm (1.6 in) long. This species clearly shows the extended lower jaw that provides halfbeaks with their common name. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Zenarchopteridae |
Genus: | Hemirhamphodon Bleeker, 1865 |
Type species | |
Hemirhamphus phaiosoma Bleeker, 1852 |
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Hemirhamphodon byssus H. H. Tan & K. K. P. Lim, 2013[1]
- Hemirhamphodon chrysopunctatus Brembach, 1978
- Hemirhamphodon kapuasensis Collette, 1991
- Hemirhamphodon kecil H. H. Tan & K. K. P. Lim, 2013[1]
- Hemirhamphodon kuekenthali Steindachner, 1901
- Hemirhamphodon phaiosoma (Bleeker, 1852)
- Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus (Bleeker, 1853)
- Hemirhamphodon sesamum H. H. Tan & K. K. P. Lim, 2013[1]
- Hemirhamphodon tengah Collette, 1991
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References
- Tan, H.H. & Lim, K.K.P. (2013): Three new species of freshwater halfbeaks (Teleostei: Zenarchopteridae: Hemirhamphodon) from Borneo. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 61 (2): 735–747.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Hemirhamphodon in FishBase. June 2013 version.
See also
- Live-bearing aquarium fish
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