Hemiramphus archipelagicus
| Jumping halfbeak | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Hemiramphus |
| Species: | H. archipelagicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemiramphus archipelagicus | |
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The jumping halfbeak (Hemiramphus archipelagicus), is a reef-associated marine species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae. It is a valued commercial fish in tropical countries both dried salted and fresh forms.
Description
[edit]The body shows typical halfbeak shape with an elongated lower jaw and cylindrical elongated body.[1] They have no spines on fins, but do have 12-15 rays of their dorsal fins and 10-13 rays on their anal fins.[1] The longest recorded Jumping halfbeak was 34 cm long. There are no vertical bars on sides of the body as other halfbeaks.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The Jumping halfbeak is found tropical waters Indo-Pacific oceans extends from Western India, around Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Philippines, New Guinea to western Polynesia. It is found among the water plants and shallow coastal waters.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemiramphus archipelagicus". FishBase. July 2015 version.
External links
[edit]- WoRMS
- Length weight relationship and condition factor of Hemiramphus archipelagicus Collette and Parin, 1978 (family: Hemiramphidae) from Karachi Coast, Pakistan
- Occurrence of heavy copepod infestation on Hemiramphus lutkei and double parasitisms on Hemiramphus far with copepod (Lernaeenicus hemiramphi ) and isopod (Mothocya plagulophora)