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Balao halfbeak (Hemiramphus balao) fish species information

Scientific Name
Hemiramphus balao

Common Name
Balao halfbeak

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-15; Anal soft rays: 10 - 13. Back bluish gray; pectoral fins greater than distance from origin of fins to front edge of nasal cavities.

Classification

Classified By

Lesueur, 1821

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Needle fishes (Beloniformes)

Family

Halfbeaks (Hemiramphidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: New York, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil (Ref. 7251); including the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 3723). Eastern Atlantic: the Canary Islands and in the Gulf of Guinea from Victoria, Nigeria to south to Luanda, Angola (Ref. 4497). Reported from C?te d'Ivoire (Ref. 28587).

Range

42°N - 13°S

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

5 m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 5 - ? m (Ref. 3723)

Trophic Level

3.61 s.e. 0.50 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

40.0 cm

Common Length

35.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (18 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated