| Family: |
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) |
| Max. size: |
61 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range - 0 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Gulf of Guinea and Nigeria. Western Atlantic: Rhode Island, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Antilles (Ref. 26340) and Brazil (Ref. 7251); including the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 4497). Record from Namibia may belong to Indo-Pacific species Euleptorhamphus viridis. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs in coastal and oceanic waters (Ref. 2683). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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