Congaturi halfbeak
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| Species: | H. limbatus
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| Hyporhamphus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1847)
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The Congaturi halfbeak (Hyporhamphus limbatus), also known as Valenciennes halfbeak, is a potamodromous species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae. It is a valued commercial fish in tropical countries both dried salted and fresh forms.
Description
The body shows typical halfbeak shape with an elongated lower jaw and cylindrical elongated body.[1] They have no spines on fins, but do have 13-16 rays of their dorsal fins and 13-16 rays on their anal fins.[1] The longest recorded Jumping halfbeak was 35 cm long, but most of them are 13 cm long commonly. Caudal fin emarginate.[1] Body is greenish above, and a silvery lateral stripe widening posteriorly. Ventrally white in color. Fleshy tip of the beak is reddish colored.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The Jumping halfbeak is found tropical waters Indo-Pacific oceans extends from Western India, around Sri Lanka, China, the Philippines. The fish also found in freshwater bodies of Cambodia and Mekong river of China. It is a surface dwelling fish that can be mostly found estuaries and lagoons.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Hemiramphus limbatus" in FishBase. 07 2015 version.
- ^ http://fishdb.sinica.edu.tw/eng/species.php?id=380893
- ^ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/166900/0