Biology:Oxyporhamphus similis

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Oxyporhamphus similis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Oxyporhamphus
Species:
O. similis
Binomial name
Oxyporhamphus similis
Bruun, 1935

Oxyporhamphus similis, the false halfbeak, is a species of halfbeak from the family Hemiramphidae which is found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic.[2] In the eastern Atlantic its distribution extends from Cape Verde to Angola while in the western Atlantic it occurs from New York State south through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico to Recife in Brazil.[1] This species was described by the Danish ichthyologist Anton Frederik Bruun in 1935,[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Collette, B.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Aiken, K.A. (2015). "Oxyporhamphus similis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T15521934A15603435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15521934A15603435.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15521934/15603435. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Oxyporhamphus similis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Oxyporhamphus micropterus similis". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=52869. 

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