Hyporhamphus neglectus

Hyporhamphus neglectus

Tropical
Coastal
Offshore
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Medium
Tropical fish

Hyporhamphus neglectus is a halfbeak from the family Hemiramphidae. It is found in the Western Central Pacific. It replaces the coastal Hyporhamphus limbatus in waters around Java, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hyporhamphus
Maximum length: 16.5 cm
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: replaces the coastal Hyporhamphus (Hyporhamphus) limbatus in waters around Java, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. Also known from the middle of the eastern coast of Queensland, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, and the northern part of Western Australia, and from offshore islands (Ref. 10988 ).

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