Hyporhamphus Gernaerti
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''Hyporhamphus'' is a
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s. The species in this genus are distributed throughout the warmer seas of the world, most species being
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and there are some freshwater species.


Species

There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Hyporhamphus acutus'' (Günther, 1872) ** '' Hyporhamphus acutus acutus'' ( Günther, 1872) (Pacific halfbeak) ** '' Hyporhamphus acutus pacificus'' (
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, 1900)
(Acute halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus affinis'' ( Günther, 1866) (Tropical halfbeak) * ''
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'' (
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, 1866)
(Eastern sea garfish) * '' Hyporhamphus balinensis'' (
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, 1847)
(Dussumier's halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus erythrorinchus'' ( Lesueur, 1821) * '' Hyporhamphus gamberur'' ( Rüppell, 1837) (Red Sea halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus gernaerti'' (
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, 1847)
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, 1923
(Choelo halfbeak) * ''
Hyporhamphus ihi ''Hyporhamphus ihi'', the garfish or piper, is a halfbeak found all around New Zealand in shallow inshore waters. Description The garfish is an unusual looking fish with many distinct features such as its elongated slender body, as well as its ...
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, 1932
(New Zealand piper) * '' Hyporhamphus improvisus'' (
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, 1933)
(Shortfin halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus intermedius'' (
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, 1842)
(Asian pencil halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus limbatus'' (
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, 1847)
(Congaturi halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus meeki'' Banford & Collette, 1993 (American halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus melanochir'' (
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, 1847)
(Southern sea garfish) * '' Hyporhamphus melanopterus'' Collette & Parin, 1978 * '' Hyporhamphus mexicanus''
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, 1959
(Mexican halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus naos'' Banford & Collette, 2001 (Pacific silverstripe halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus neglectissimus'' Parin, Collette & Shcherbachev, 1980 (Black-tipped garfish) * '' Hyporhamphus neglectus'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Hyporhamphus paucirastris'' Collette & Parin, 1978 * '' Hyporhamphus picarti'' (
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, 1847)
(African halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus quoyi'' (
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, 1847)
(Quoy's garfish) * '' Hyporhamphus regularis'' (Günther, 1866) ** '' Hyporhamphus regularis ardelio'' ( Whitley, 1931) (Eastern river garfish) ** '' Hyporhamphus regularis regularis'' ( Günther, 1866) (Western river garfish) * '' Hyporhamphus roberti'' (Valenciennes, 1847) ** '' Hyporhamphus roberti hildebrandi'' D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1927 (Central American halfbeak) ** '' Hyporhamphus roberti roberti'' (
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, 1847)
(Slender halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus rosae'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880) (California halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus sajori'' (
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, 1846)
(Japanese halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus sindensis'' (
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, 1905)
(Sind halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus snyderi''
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, 1923
(Skipper halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus taiwanensis'' Collette & J. X. Su, 1986 * '' Hyporhamphus unicuspis'' Collette & Parin, 1978 (Simpletooth halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus unifasciatus'' (
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, 1841)
(Common halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus xanthopterus'' (
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, 1847)
(Red-tipped halfbeak) * '' Hyporhamphus yuri'' Collette & Parin, 1978


References

Hemiramphidae Taxa named by Theodore Gill Ray-finned fish genera {{Beloniformes-stub