Balao halfbeak (Hemiramphus balao)

Scientific name: Hemiramphus balao Lesueur, 1821

Balao halfbeak (Hemiramphus balao)

The Balao halfbeak (Hemiramphus balao) is a brackish-water fish of the family Hemiramphidae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hemiramphus balao
Family
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
5 m (16 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 5 - ? m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: New York, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; including the Caribbean Sea. Eastern Atlantic: the Canary Islands and in the Gulf of Guinea from Victoria, Nigeria to south to Luanda, Angola. Reported from C?te d'Ivoire.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; 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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