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Ballyhoo
Louis Imbeau, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Other fish (coast and sea)

Ballyhoo

Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBallyhoo
DutchHalfbek
SpanishBalajú
Chinese—
Scientific nameHemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The ballyhoo halfbeak, ballyhoo, balahu, redtailed balao or yellowtail ballyhoo (Hemiramphus brasiliensis) is a baitfish of the halfbeak family (Hemiramphidae). It is similar to the Balao halfbeak (H. balao) in most features. Some are used for trolling by saltwater anglers. Some have caused ciguatera poisoning in humans.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderBeloniformes
FamilyHemiramphidae
GenusHemiramphus

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