Hardhead halfbeak (Chriodorus atherinoides)

Scientific name: Chriodorus atherinoides Goode & Bean, 1882

Hardhead halfbeak (Chriodorus atherinoides)

The Hardhead halfbeak (Chriodorus atherinoides) is a freshwater fish of the family Hemiramphidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southeastern Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Cuba and Yucatan, Mexico.

Biology

Forms schools in bays and waterways, especially around seagrass beds.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chriodorus atherinoides
Family
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Cuba and Yucatan, Mexico.
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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