spotted halfbeak

Hemiramphus far

Hemiramphid Fish in Indo West Pacific

spotted halfbeak is a fish from Indo-West Pacific. Records give a maximum length of 45 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hemiramphus
Maximum length: 45 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Migrated to the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal.

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