American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki) fish species and information / pictures of American halfbeak - Hyporhamphus meeki

American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki) fish species information

Scientific Name
Hyporhamphus meeki

Common Name
American halfbeak

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 18. Tan green dorsally, silvery laterally, fleshy tip of lower jaw red (Ref. 27549).

Classification

Classified By
Banford & Collette, 1993
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Needle fishes (Beloniformes)
Family
Halfbeaks (Hemiramphidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Atlantic
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and throughout the Gulf of Mexico to Yucat?n, Mexico.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
pelagic-neritic
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Trophic Level
2.81 s.e. 0.26 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
18.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Bait: usually
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (14 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