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Common Halfbeak
SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, public domain, via iNaturalist

Other fish (coast and sea)

Common Halfbeak

Hyporhamphus unifasciatus (Ranzani, 1841)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCommon Halfbeak
Dutch—
SpanishAgujeta blanca
Chinese—
Scientific nameHyporhamphus unifasciatus (Ranzani, 1841)

About this species

Hyporhamphus unifasciatus, the common halfbeak or the Atlantic silverstripe halfbeak, is a bony fish in the family Hemiramphidae. It is found in the subtropical western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It is a common fish and not used for food to any great extent, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderBeloniformes
FamilyHemiramphidae
GenusHyporhamphus

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1877First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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