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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Binomial name | |
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.
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]
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]