Eastern sea garfish

Hyporhamphus australis

Hemiramphid Fish Reaching Thirty Nine Point Eight Centimeters

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Medium
Temperate fish

Hyporhamphus australis is a halfbeak garfish from the family Hemiramphidae. It is found in Australian waters. Also recorded at Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hyporhamphus
Maximum length: 39.8 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: eastern Australia from Moreton Bay, Queensland to Eden, New South Wales, including Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands.

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