Philippine snubnose halfbeak

The Philippine snubnose halfbeak (Melapedalion breve) is a species of halfbeak. It is a coastal species that originates from the South China and Sulu Seas around the Philippines and Malaysia.[1] It grows to about 22.7 centimetres (8.9 in) SL.[1] It is the only member of its monotypic genus[2] and was originally described as Oxyporhamphus brevis by Alvin Seale in 1910 with the type locality given as Paawacan, Palawan Island, Philippines.[3]

Philippine snubnose halfbeak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Melapedalion
Fowler, 1934
Species:
M. breve
Binomial name
Melapedalion breve
(Seale, 1910)
Synonyms[1]
  • Oxyporhamphus brevis Seale, 1910
  • Arrhamphus brevis (Seale, 1910)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Melapedalion breve" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Melapedalion in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Oxyporhamphus brevis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 August 2019.


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