Quoy's garfish (Hyporhamphus quoyi)

Scientific name: Hyporhamphus quoyi Valenciennes, 1847

Quoy's garfish (Hyporhamphus quoyi)

The Quoy's garfish (Hyporhamphus quoyi) is a freshwater fish of the family Hemiramphidae.

Biology

Inhabits more turbid and estuarine situations than does Hyporhamphus dussumieri and is not found in oceanic islands. May enter rivers. Found in medium to large-sized rivers of the lower Mekong. Occurs in schools. Taken mostly with shore seines; marketed mostly fresh and dried salted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hyporhamphus quoyi
Family
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
31.2
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: in western Pacific, known from Thailand, the East Indies, Borneo, and the Philippines north to China and Nagasaki, Japan, south to New Guinea and northern half of Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor 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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