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Zenarchopteridae (Internally fertilized halfbeaks)
Etymology: Hemirhamphodon: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, rhamphos = bill + greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Wilhelm ‘Willy’ Georg Kükenthal (1861–1922) led the Bremen Geographical Society’s expedition in the yacht ‘Berentine’ to Kong Karls Land in the Arctic (1889). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce; salobre pelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - ? m. Tropical
Distribución
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Asia: Sarawak, Malaysia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7050)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Belongs to the pogonognathus - group which differs from Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus and the other species of Hemirhamphodon in having 1 two distinct sizes of melanophores in the dorsal fin, large and small. Resembles species of the phaiosoma -group but differs sharply from H. pogonognathus in having a continuous band of pigment extending from the distal part of the fin to its base (Ref. 26761).
Females bear live young (Ref. 58777).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Anderson, W.D. III and B.B. Collette, 1991. Revision of the freshwater viviparous halfbeaks of the genus Hemirhamphodon (Teleostei: Hemiramphidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 2(2):151-176. (Ref. 26761)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00200 - 0.01044), b=3.03 (2.82 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).