Jamaica country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality Montego bay, Port Antonio and Palisadoes (Ref. 27228).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/jamaica-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B., 1978
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Demi-bec brésilien, Agujeta brasileña, Halfbeak, ... more

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Etymology: Hemiramphus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, rhamphos = bill, peak (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 0 - 5 m (Ref. 3723), usually 0 - 2 m (Ref. 40849). Subtropical; 43°N - 13°S

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 3723); absent in Bermuda. Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde and Dakar, Senegal to Luanda, Angola (Ref. 4497).

Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: L_m 19.3 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 2683); common length : 35.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 3633); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 200.00 g (Ref. 5217)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 13 - 14; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 12 - 13. No ridge between nostril and eye (Ref. 26938).

An inshore, surface-dwelling species forming sizeable schools (Ref. 3723). Feeds mainly on sea grasses and small fishes (Ref. 3723). Mainly used as bait for offshore game fishes such as sailfishes and marlins; utilized as a food fish in the West Indies (Ref. 3723).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक : Collette, Bruce B. | सहयोगीयो

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)