Rhynchorhamphus
Appearance
Rhynchorhamphus | |
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Long-billed Halfbeak (R. georgii) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Hemiramphidae |
Genus: | Rhynchorhamphus Fowler, 1928 |
Type species | |
Hemiramphus georgii Valenciennes, 1847
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Rhynchorhamphus is a genus of halfbeaks. They are found in western Pacific and Indian ocean.
Species
[edit]There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Rhynchorhamphus arabicus Parin & Shcherbachev, 1972 (Arabian flyingfish)
- Rhynchorhamphus georgii (Valenciennes, 1847) (Long-billed halfbeak)
- Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus Collette, 1976 (Malabar halfbeak)
- Rhynchorhamphus naga Collette, 1976
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rhynchorhamphus". FishBase. August 2012 version.