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Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Etymology: Rhynchorhamphus: Greek, rhingchos = snout + Greek,rhamphos = bill (Ref. 45335).
Environnement / Climat / Gamme
Écologie
; marin; eau douce; saumâtre; profondeur 0 - ? m. Tropical, preferred ?
Indo-West Pacific: the most widespread of the four species of Rhynchorhamphus, found from Persian Gulf through Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal through the Western Central Pacific north to Taiwan and Hong Kong and east to New Guinea and northern Australia.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?, range 15 - 16.5 cm
Max length : 31.0 cm mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 10943)
Épines dorsales (Total): 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 13-17; Épines anales 0; Rayons mous anaux: 13 - 16; Vertèbres: 54 - 59. Very strongly pronounced domed upper jaw which is the longest and most arched of the four species of Rhynchorhamphus.
Found in inshore waters (Ref. 75154). Enters freshwaters (Ref 13446).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Collette, B.B. and J. Su, 1986. The halfbeaks (Pisces, Beloniformes, Hemiramphidae) of the Far East. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 138(1):250-301. (Ref. 10943)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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