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tropical halfbeak

Hyporhamphus affinis

Classification

Hyporhamphus affinis, the tropical halfbeak, tropical garfish, insular halfbeak or coral reef halfbeak, is a species of schooling marine fish from the family Hemiramphidae. It is distributed through the Indo-Pacific regions and has been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea which it reached through the Suez Canal. Description Hyporhamphus affinis has a blue back with a silvery stripe on side, silvery white underparts and a blue caudal fin while the other fins are colourless.

Distribution

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