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Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus

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Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Rhynchorhamphus
Species:
R. malabaricus
Binomial name
Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus

Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus or Malabar halfbeak is a halfbeak of the family Hemiramphidae of the order Beloniformes.

It is one of the four recognized species of the genus Rhynchorhamphus and can be found along the Western Indian Ocean, from southern India to Sri Lanka.[2]

References

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  1. ^ R. malabaricus - The Taxonomicon
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus". FishBase. August 2012 version.