''Hyporhamphus melanochir'', or Southern garfish or (in Australia) garfish, is a

halfbeak Hemiramphidae is a family of fishes that are commonly called halfbeaks, spipe fish or spipefish. They are a geographically widespread and numerically abundant family of epipelagic fish inhabiting warm waters around the world. The halfbeaks are ...

garfish from the family

Hemiramphidae Hemiramphidae is a family of fishes that are commonly called halfbeaks, spipe fish or spipefish. They are a geographically widespread and numerically abundant family of epipelagic fish inhabiting warm waters around the world. The halfbeaks are ...

. It is found in southern Australian and New Zealand waters. It is a very popular fish for recreational fishing and eating in Australia, where it is referred to simply as 'garfish' or 'gar'.

References

* Southern Garfish, Hyporhamphus melanochir (Valenciennes 1847) @ fishesofaustralia.net.au
/small> melanochir Fish described in 1847 Marine fish of New Zealand Marine fish of Southern Australia {{Beloniformes-stub