spotted halfbeak
Hemiramphus far
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Family
- Hemiramphidae
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Hemiramphus far, the halfbeak, black-barred halfbeak, black-barred garfish, barred halfbeak, barred garfish or spotted halfbeak, is a schooling marine fish belonging to the family Hemiramphidae, the halfbeaks. It has an Indo-Pacific distribution and has invaded the eastern Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. Description Hemiramphus far has a laterally compressed body which is elongate oval in cross-section and has a very long, beak-like lower jaw with a short upper jaw which is triangular and lacks scales; there is no preorbital ridge.
Los mediopicos o pajaritos del género Hemiramphus son peces marinos de la familia hemiránfidos —el género tipo de esta—, distribuidos por las aguas superficiales de todos los océanos, asociados a arrecifes y estuarios de río. El tamaño corporal máximo oscila entre los 30 y los 50 cm aproximadamente. Hábitat Son peces pelágicos marinos que habitan cerca de la superficie, cercanos a la costa junto a arrecifes y cerca de la vegetación; donde se les suele encontrar formando cardumenes.
Distribution
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