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Chriodorus

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Hardhead halfbeak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Chriodorus
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882
Species:
C. atherinoides
Binomial name
Chriodorus atherinoides
Goode & Bean, 1882

Chriodorus atherinoides (hardhead halfbeak) is a species of halfbeak found in coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from southern United States to Mexico including Cuba and the Bahamas. This species is euryhaline and frequently migrates up rivers. It is of no commercial value. Unlike most other halfbeaks, the upper and lower jaws are of a similar size.

References

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  1. ^ Collette, B.B.; Aiken, K.A. & Polanco Fernandez, A. (2019). "Chriodorus atherinoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191196A86402693. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191196A86402693.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.