American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki)

Scientific name: Hyporhamphus meeki Banford & Collette, 1993

American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki)

The American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki) is a freshwater fish of the family Hemiramphidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Massachusetts, USA and throughout the Gulf of Mexico to Yucat?n, Mexico.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hyporhamphus meeki
Family
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and throughout the Gulf of Mexico to Yucat?n, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Bait: usually
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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