Hemirhamphodon

Hemirhamphodon
Subadult female H. pogonognathus, about 4 cm (1.6 in) long. This species clearly shows the extended lower jaw that provides halfbeaks with their common name.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Zenarchopteridae
Genus: Hemirhamphodon
Bleeker, 1865
Type species
Hemirhamphus phaiosoma
Bleeker, 1852

Hemirhamphodon is a genus of viviparous halfbeak fish. Most recognized species are endemic to lowland forest streams, rivers and swamps in Borneo (often in areas with peat), but H. phaiosoma and H. pogonognathus are also found elsewhere in Southeast Asia. The largest species reaches about 10 cm (4 in) in length. These fish are viviparous (with the exception of oviparious H. tengah)[1] and are sometimes kept as aquarium fish, but otherwise have no commercial value.

Species

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Tan, H.H. & Lim, K.K.P. (2013): Three new species of freshwater halfbeaks (Teleostei: Zenarchopteridae: Hemirhamphodon) from Borneo. Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 61 (2): 735–747.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hemirhamphodon". FishBase. June 2013 version.


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