Biology:Congaturi halfbeak
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Hyporhamphus |
| Species: | H. limbatus
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| Hyporhamphus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1847)
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The Congaturi halfbeak (Hyporhamphus limbatus), also known as the 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.[2] They have no spines on fins, but do have 13-16 rays of their dorsal fins and 13-16 rays on their anal fins.[2] The longest recorded Jumping halfbeak was 35 cm long, but most of them are 13 cm long commonly. Caudal fin emarginate.[2] Body is greenish above, and a silvery lateral stripe widening posteriorly. Ventrally white in color. Fleshy tip of the beak is reddish colored.[3]
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.[1]
See also
- List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Hyporhamphus limbatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T166900A6291741. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166900A6291741.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/166900/6291741. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Hemiramphus limbatus" in FishBase. 07 2015 version.
- ↑ "Taiwan Fish Database". http://fishdb.sinica.edu.tw/eng/species.php?id=380893.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2702182 entry
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