HEMIRAMPHUS FAR - (FABRICIUS, 1775)
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Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Beloniformes (Order) > Hemiramphidae (Family) > Hemiramphus (Genus)
Demi-bec bagnard, Demi-bec à taches noires, Demi-bec à barres noires, Barred garfish, Black-barred garfish, Blackbarred garfish, Spotted halfbeak, Black-barred halfbeak, Mezzobecco, Agulha peixe pica, Meia-agulha manchada, Agujete manchada, Ibikli comak baligi, Gefleckter Halbschnäbler, Gevlekde halfbek, Μισόραμφος, חדלסת הכתמים, Hoshi-zayori, ホシザヨリ, 斑鱵, 水针, Cá Kìm chấm,
Synonymes
Esox far (Fabricius, 1775)
Esox far (Forsskål, 1775)
Esox gladius (Lacepède, 1803)
Esox marginatus differt (Schneider, 1801)
Esox marginatus far (Forsskål, 1775)
Hemiramphus commersonii (Cuvier, 1829)
Hemiramphus far (Forsskål, 1775)
Hemiramphus mocquardianus (Thominot, 1886)
Hemirhamphus commersonii (Cuvier, 1829)
Hemirhamphus far (Forsskål, 1775)
Hemirhamphus obesus (Castelnau, 1861)
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Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-15 (usually: 12-14); Anal soft rays: 10-13 (usually: 10-12); Pectoral fin rays: 11-13 (usually: 11-12); Predorsal scales: 32-41 (usually: 32-39); Lower jaw: 2.6-4.3 in SL; Pectoral fins: 5.3-7.1 in SL. Gill rakers on first gill arch: 6-10 +19-26 = 25-36. Pectoral fins short, not reaching past nasal pit when folded forward. Vertebrae: 39-40 + 15-17 = 54-57. Greatly prolonged, beak-like lower jaw; Upper jaw short, triangular and without scales; Preorbital ridge absent; Lower lobe of caudal fin longeur than upper lobe. Max. length: 45.0 cm TL male, common length: 30.0 cm TL male. Max. reported age: 4 years. Depth range: 0 - 6 m.
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Beloniformes (Order) > Hemiramphidae (Family) > Hemiramphus (Genus)
Demi-bec bagnard, Demi-bec à taches noires, Demi-bec à barres noires, Barred garfish, Black-barred garfish, Blackbarred garfish, Spotted halfbeak, Black-barred halfbeak, Mezzobecco, Agulha peixe pica, Meia-agulha manchada, Agujete manchada, Ibikli comak baligi, Gefleckter Halbschnäbler, Gevlekde halfbek, Μισόραμφος, חדלסת הכתמים, Hoshi-zayori, ホシザヨリ, 斑鱵, 水针, Cá Kìm chấm,
Synonymes
Esox far (Fabricius, 1775)
Esox far (Forsskål, 1775)
Esox gladius (Lacepède, 1803)
Esox marginatus differt (Schneider, 1801)
Esox marginatus far (Forsskål, 1775)
Hemiramphus commersonii (Cuvier, 1829)
Hemiramphus far (Forsskål, 1775)
Hemiramphus mocquardianus (Thominot, 1886)
Hemirhamphus commersonii (Cuvier, 1829)
Hemirhamphus far (Forsskål, 1775)
Hemirhamphus obesus (Castelnau, 1861)
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Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-15 (usually: 12-14); Anal soft rays: 10-13 (usually: 10-12); Pectoral fin rays: 11-13 (usually: 11-12); Predorsal scales: 32-41 (usually: 32-39); Lower jaw: 2.6-4.3 in SL; Pectoral fins: 5.3-7.1 in SL. Gill rakers on first gill arch: 6-10 +19-26 = 25-36. Pectoral fins short, not reaching past nasal pit when folded forward. Vertebrae: 39-40 + 15-17 = 54-57. Greatly prolonged, beak-like lower jaw; Upper jaw short, triangular and without scales; Preorbital ridge absent; Lower lobe of caudal fin longeur than upper lobe. Max. length: 45.0 cm TL male, common length: 30.0 cm TL male. Max. reported age: 4 years. Depth range: 0 - 6 m.
Color
Body bluish dorsally, silvery white below, with 3-9 vertical short dark bars on sides; Upper jaw dark, fleshy tip bright red; Dorsal fin tip and caudal fin upper lobe yellowish; Caudal fin lower lobe bright blue in life.
Body bluish dorsally, silvery white below, with 3-9 vertical short dark bars on sides; Upper jaw dark, fleshy tip bright red; Dorsal fin tip and caudal fin upper lobe yellowish; Caudal fin lower lobe bright blue in life.
Etymology
Hemiramphus: from Greek, hemi = half + from Greek, rhamphus = beak. Referring to lower jaw prolonged into a slender beak, i.e., possessing half a beak.
far: Arabic vernacular for this species, described from the Red Sea of Yemen.
Original description: Esox marginatus far Fabricius (ex Forsskål), 1775 - Type locality: Al-Luhayya, Yemen, Red Sea, ca. 15°42'25''N - 42°41'18''E.
Distribution
Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), east to Philippines, Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Korea and southern Japan, south to Western Australia and New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).
Hemiramphus: from Greek, hemi = half + from Greek, rhamphus = beak. Referring to lower jaw prolonged into a slender beak, i.e., possessing half a beak.
far: Arabic vernacular for this species, described from the Red Sea of Yemen.
Original description: Esox marginatus far Fabricius (ex Forsskål), 1775 - Type locality: Al-Luhayya, Yemen, Red Sea, ca. 15°42'25''N - 42°41'18''E.
Distribution
Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), east to Philippines, Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Korea and southern Japan, south to Western Australia and New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).
Biology
Occur in coastal waters of high islands and continental shorelines; Generally in areas rich in vegetation and sand flats. Form schools. Adults feed mainly on seagrasses, to a lesser extent on green algae and diatoms. Breed in estuaries. Caught with gillnets, shore seines, dragnets, or by drifting a fine line with tiny hooks baited with shrimp; Marketed mostly fresh or dried-salted.
Last update: 12, Jully 2024
Occur in coastal waters of high islands and continental shorelines; Generally in areas rich in vegetation and sand flats. Form schools. Adults feed mainly on seagrasses, to a lesser extent on green algae and diatoms. Breed in estuaries. Caught with gillnets, shore seines, dragnets, or by drifting a fine line with tiny hooks baited with shrimp; Marketed mostly fresh or dried-salted.
Last update: 12, Jully 2024