Oxyporhamphus is a genus of halfbeaks from the family Hemiramphidae. This genus contains two species, one in the warmer waters of the Atlantic and the other in the Indo-Pacific region.[2]
Oxyporhamphus | |
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Oxyporhamphus micropterus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Hemiramphidae |
Genus: | Oxyporhamphus Gill, 1864 |
Type species | |
Hemiramphus cuspidatus Valenciennes, 1847[1]
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Species
edit- Oxyporhamphus micropterus (Valenciennes, 1847) (Bigwing halfbeak) - Indo-Pacific
- Oxyporhamphus similis Bruun, 1935 (False halfbeak) - Atlantic
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Oxyporhamphus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Oxyporhamphus". FishBase. April 2019 version.