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Dussumier's halfbeak
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Hemiramphidae
Genus:	Hyporhamphus
Species:	H. dussumieri
Binomial name
	Hyporhamphus dussumieri; (Valenciennes, 1847)
Synonyms
	Hemiramphus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1847; Hemiramphus reynaldi Valenciennes, 1847; Hemiramphus laticeps Günther, 1866; Hyporhamphus laticeps (Günther, 1866); Hyporhamphus samoensis Steindachner, 1906;

The Dussumier's halfbeak (Hyporhamphus dussumieri), also known as the slender garfish,^[2] lives in reefs and shallow lagoons. It is an Indo-Pacific species which is found from the Seychelles east to the Tuamotu Islands, north to Hong Kong and Okinawa^[1] and south to northern Australia.^[2] They form schools which are found near the surface of lagoons and seaward reefs. The longest known specimen was 38.0 cm in length.^[1] This species was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1847 with the type locality given as the Seychelles.^[3] The specific name honours the French voyager and merchant Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792–1883).^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hyporhamphus dussumieri". FishBase. April 2019 version.
^ ^a ^b Dianne J. Bray. "Hyporhamphus dussumieri". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hemiramphus dussumieri". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 August 2019.