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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Hyporhamphus |
| Species: | H. dussumieri
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| Hyporhamphus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1847)
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References
edit- ^ 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.
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