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Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Etymology: Hyporhamphus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, rhamphos = beak, bill (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - ? m. Tropical
Western Central Pacific: replaces the coastal Hyporhamphus (Hyporhamphus) limbatus in waters around Java, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. Also known from the middle of the eastern coast of Queensland, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, and the northern part of Western Australia, and from offshore islands (Ref. 10988).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 12.6, range 10 - 14.9 cm
Max length : 16.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9843)
Occasionally marketed fresh in the Philippines.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Collette, B.B., 1974. The garfishes (Hemiramphidae) of Australia and New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum 29(2):11-105. (Ref. 10988)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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