Hemiramphidae

Japanese halfbeak

Hyporhamphus sajori

Forty Centimeters Hemiramphid Fish of Taiwanese Waters

• Temperate
• Lower river
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Elongated
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Hyporhamphus sajori, commonly known as the Japanese halfbeak, Japanese needlefish, or sayori (サヨリ, sayori), is a slender, surface-dwelling fish in the halfbeak family, native to coastal waters influenced by warm currents.