Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Beloniformes
Subordo: Belonoidei
Superfamilia: Exocoetoidea
Familia: Hemiramphidae
Subfamilia: Hemiramphinae
Genus: Hemiramphus
Species: H. archipelagicus – H. balao – H. bermudensis – H. brasiliensis – H. depauperatus – H. far – H. lutkei – H. marginatus – H. robustus – H. saltator
Name
Hemiramphus Cuvier, 1816: 186
Type species: Esox brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation by Gill, 1863. [Gender: masculine]
Note:
Sometimes spelled Hemirhamphus.
Synonyms
Ardeapiscis Whitley, 1931
Farhians Whitley, 1930
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
References
Cuvier G.L. 1816–1817. Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Avec Figures, dessinées d'après nature. Tome II. Contenant Les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Edition 1, Deterville, Paris. pp. i–xviii + 1–532. [Pls. 9–10, in v. 4] DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.41460 BHL Reference page. [original description: p. 186]
Links
Hemiramphus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Hemiramphus is a genus of schooling marine fish commonly called halfbeaks, garfish, or ballyhoos, and are members of the family Hemiramphidae. They inhabit the surface of warm temperate and tropical sea, and feed on algae, plankton, and smaller fish. Hemiramphus species are edible but are more important as food fish for larger predatory species including dolphinfish and billfish.
Species
A young blackbarred halfbeak (Hemiramphus far).
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[3]
Hemiramphus archipelagicus Collette & Parin, 1978 (Jumping halfbeak)
Hemiramphus balao Lesueur, 1821 (Balao halfbeak)
Hemiramphus bermudensis Collette, 1962 (Bermuda halfbeak)
Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Ballyhoo halfbeak)
Hemiramphus convexus M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922
Hemiramphus depauperatus Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839 (Tropical halfbeak)
Hemiramphus far (Forsskål, 1775) (Blackbarred halfbeak)
Hemiramphus lutkei Valenciennes, 1847 (Lutke's halfbeak)
Hemiramphus marginatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Yellowtip halfbeak)
Hemiramphus robustus Günther, 1866 (Three-by-two garfish)
Hemiramphus saltator C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Longfin halfbeak)
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hemiramphus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hemiramphidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hemiramphus". FishBase. September 2023 version.
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