Yellowtip halfbeak (Hemiramphus marginatus)

Scientific name: Hemiramphus marginatus Forssk?l, 1775

Yellowtip halfbeak (Hemiramphus marginatus)

The Yellowtip halfbeak (Hemiramphus marginatus) is a marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, restricted to the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. May occur in the Gulf of Aden.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hemiramphus marginatus
Family
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: restricted to the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. May occur in the Gulf of Aden.
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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