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The jumping halfbeak (Hemiramphus archipelagicus), is a reef-associated marine species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae. It is a valued commercial fish in tropical countries both dried salted and fresh forms.

Jumping halfbeak
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Hemiramphidae
Genus:	Hemiramphus
Species:	H. archipelagicus
Binomial name
Hemiramphus archipelagicus Collette & Parin, 1978
Synonyms
Hemiramphus marginatus (non Forsskål, 1775) misapplied

Description

The body shows typical halfbeak shape with an elongated lower jaw and cylindrical elongated body.[1] They have no spines on fins, but do have 12-15 rays of their dorsal fins and 10-13 rays on their anal fins.[1] The longest recorded Jumping halfbeak was 34 cm long. There are no vertical bars on sides of the body as other halfbeaks.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The Jumping halfbeak is found tropical waters Indo-Pacific oceans extends from Western India, around Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Philippines, New Guinea to western Polynesia. It is found among the water plants and shallow coastal waters.

See also

• List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka

References

External links

• WoRMS
• Length weight relationship and condition factor of Hemiramphus archipelagicus Collette and Parin, 1978 (family: Hemiramphidae) from Karachi Coast, Pakistan
• Occurrence of heavy copepod infestation on Hemiramphus lutkei and double parasitisms on Hemiramphus far with copepod (Lernaeenicus hemiramphi ) and isopod (Mothocya plagulophora)

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