HomeFreshwater aquarium fishOther freshwater fishPoso halfbeak Poso halfbeak (Nomorhamphus celebensis) Scientific name: Nomorhamphus celebensis Weber & de Beaufort, 1922 The Poso halfbeak (Nomorhamphus celebensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Hemiramphidae. Native range: Asia, tributaries of Lake Poso (Indonesia). Species factsScientific nameNomorhamphus celebensisFamilyHemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)OrderBeloniformes (Needle fishes)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length8.0EnvironmentFreshwater; pelagicClimateTropicalDistributionAsia: tributaries of Lake Poso (Indonesia).Conservation status (IUCN)Data deficient (DD)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceHigh, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More other freshwater fishSouth American lungfishLepidosiren paradoxaLined soleAchirus lineatusPumpkinseedLepomis gibbosusShort-tailed pipefishMicrophis brachyurus brachyurusFinescale tigerfishDatnioides microlepisFreshwater garfishXenentodon cancilaSee all other freshwater fish SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026