Philippine snubnose halfbeak (Melapedalion breve)

Scientific name: Melapedalion breve Seale, 1910

Philippine snubnose halfbeak (Melapedalion breve)

The Philippine snubnose halfbeak (Melapedalion breve) is a brackish-water fish of the family Hemiramphidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, limited to South China and Sulu seas.

Species facts

Scientific name
Melapedalion breve
Family
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.7
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: limited to South China and Sulu seas.
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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