Philippine snubnose halfbeak | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Hemiramphidae |
Genus: |
Melapedalion Fowler, 1934 |
Species: | M. breve
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Binomial name | |
Melapedalion breve (
Seale, 1910)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The Philippine snubnose halfbeak (Melapedalion breve) is a species of halfbeak. It is a coastal species that originates from the South China and Sulu Seas around the Philippines and Malaysia. [1] It grows to about 22.7 centimetres (8.9 in) SL. [1] It is the only member of its monotypic genus [2] and was originally described as Oxyporhamphus brevis by Alvin Seale in 1910 with the type locality given as Paawacan, Palawan Island, Philippines. [3]