Longfin halfbeak (Hemiramphus saltator)

Scientific name: Hemiramphus saltator Gilbert & Starks, 1904

Longfin halfbeak (Hemiramphus saltator)

The Longfin halfbeak (Hemiramphus saltator) is a marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, southern California, USA to Panama, including the Galapagos Islands; rare in northern Baja California, Mexico. Range extends to Ecuador.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13; Vertebrae: 54 - 58. Body elongate; lower jaw very prolonged; upper jaw short, triangular, and without scales; lower branch of first gill arch with 26 to 32 gill rakers; fins lacking spines; pectoral fins long; caudal fin deeply forked, the lower lobe longer than the upper; anal fin with 10 to 13 rays; back dark blue; flanks and belly silvery white; edge of lower jaw red; upper lobe of caudal fin violet blue, its tip red. Branchiostegal rays: 13-15.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hemiramphus saltator
Family
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
48.0
Common length
35.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Panama, including the Galapagos Islands; rare in northern Baja California, Mexico. Range extends to Ecuador.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; bait: occasionally
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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