Biology:Hyporhamphus melanochir
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Short description: Species of fish
| Southern sea garfish | |
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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. melanochir
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyporhamphus melanochir Valenciennes, 1847[1]
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Hyporhamphus melanochir, or Southern garfish or (in Australia) garfish, is a halfbeak garfish from the family Hemiramphidae.[2] It is found in southern Australian and New Zealand waters.[3] It is a very popular fish for recreational fishing and eating in Australia, where it is referred to simply as 'garfish' or 'gar'.[4]
References
- ↑ Hyporhamphus melanochir - The Taxonomicon
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Hyporhamphus melanochir" in FishBase. 2 2021 version.
- ↑ "Hyporhamphus melanochir". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:2f63ef2c-d097-4362-898b-e3b47819d37c.
- ↑ "Hyporhamphus melanochir" (in en). https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4492.
Wikidata ☰ Q2358673 entry
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