Oxyporhamphus micropterus
Oxyporhamphus micropterus is a species of halfbeak found in the tropical oceans. Some sources elevate the two subspecies to species rankother calssify it in the monotypic genus Oxyporhamphus.[2] This taxon is found in the Indo-Pacific region where it is a pelagic, oceanodromous species.[1] It was described by Achille Valenciennes as Exocoetus micropterus in 1847, with the type locality of King George Sound, Western Australia.[3]
Oxyporhamphus micropterus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Hemiramphidae |
Genus: | Oxyporhamphus |
Species: | O. micropterus |
Binomial name | |
Oxyporhamphus micropterus (Valenciennes, 1847) | |
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Oxyporhamphus micropterus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Oxyporhamphus Species of 'Oxyporhamphus' in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Exocoetus micropterus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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