False halfbeak (Oxyporhamphus micropterus similis)

Scientific name: Oxyporhamphus micropterus similis Bruun, 1935

False halfbeak (Oxyporhamphus micropterus similis)

The False halfbeak (Oxyporhamphus micropterus similis) is a marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae.

Biology

Occurs in inshore waters. A tropical species found within the 24°C isotherm.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Oxyporhamphus micropterus similis
Family
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde to about Luanda, Angola. Western Atlantic: [Florida, USA according to ] North Carolina. south to Brazil. Nominative subspecies circumtropical in Indo-Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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