Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae Halfbeaks

Genus: Rhynchorhamphus

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)
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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Rhynchorhamphus arabicus Parin & Shcherbachev, 1972

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Rhynchorhamphus arabicus
[Arabian flyingfish]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm
Rhynchorhamphus georgii (Valenciennes, 1847)

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Rhynchorhamphus georgii
[Long billed half beak]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus Collette, 1976

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Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus
[Malabar halfbeak]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 17.7 cm SL
Rhynchorhamphus naga Collette, 1976

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Rhynchorhamphus naga
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Rhynchorhamphus arabicus Arabian flyingfish Western Indian Ocean 20 TL 1972
Rhynchorhamphus georgii Long billed half beak Indo-West Pacific 31 1847
Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus Malabar halfbeak Western Indian Ocean 35 TL 1976
Rhynchorhamphus naga Western Central Pacific 17.7 SL 1976



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