Balinese garfish (Hyporhamphus balinensis)

Scientific name: Hyporhamphus balinensis Bleeker, 1859

Balinese garfish (Hyporhamphus balinensis)

The Balinese garfish (Hyporhamphus balinensis) is a marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, widespread from the Mozambique channel and southern part of the Red Sea through the Western Central Pacific east to Samoa.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hyporhamphus balinensis
Family
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: widespread from the Mozambique channel and southern part of the Red Sea through the Western Central Pacific east to Samoa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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