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Hyporhamphus roberti (Valenciennes, 1847)

Slender halfbeak
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Halfbeak, Slender halfbeak
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, C.L., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Central American halfbeak, Balourou, Balaou, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Etymology: Hyporhamphus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, rhamphos = beak, bill (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Issue
Hyporhamphus roberti hildebrandi continues to be considered as a valid subspecies by some authors.

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

marina; brackvatten; djupintervall 0 - ? m.   Subtropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Western Central Atlantic: Venezuela to Brazil. Rhode Island to Florida (USA), Gulf of Mexico. Pacific Ocean. (Ref. 26938). A recognized subspecies Hyporhamphus roberti hildebrandi occurs in Belize and Colombia.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5217); common length : 20.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5217)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

An inshore surface schooling species frequently entering brackish estuaries and adjacent areas. Mainly utilized as bait fish.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Collette, Bruce B. | Medarbetare

Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez, 1992. Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 March 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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