Hyporhamphus affinis Tropical halfbeak

Hyporhamphus affinis is commonly referred to as Tropical halfbeak. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Glen Whisson, Aqua Research and Monitoring Services, Australien

Foto: Oyster Stacks, Exmouth Gulf, West-Australien

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lexID:: 4371
AphiaID:: 213170

Scientific:: Hyporhamphus affinis
German:: Hornhecht
English:: Tropical Halfbeak

Category:: Beloniformes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Beloniformes (Order) > Hemiramphidae (Family) > Hyporhamphus (Genus) > affinis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Günther, ), 1866

Occurrence:: Australia, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Kenya, Lebanon, Levantine Sea (Mediterranean), Mauritius, Mozambique, New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Somalia, South-Africa, Thailand, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 6 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 5.12" - 14.96" (13cm - 38cm)
Temperature:: 24,6 °F - 29,3 °F (24,6°C - 29,3°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Crustaceans, Detritus, Fish (little fishes), Zooplankton
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Hyporhamphus acutus
Hyporhamphus affinis
Hornhecht
Hyporhamphus australis
Hyporhamphus balinensis
Hyporhamphus brederi
Hyporhamphus capensis
Hyporhamphus collettei
Hyporhamphus dussumieri
Halbschnäbler
Hyporhamphus erythrorinchus
Hyporhamphus gamberur
Rotmeer Halbschnäbler
Hyporhamphus gernaerti
Hyporhamphus gilli
Hyporhamphus ihi
Hyporhamphus improvisus
Hyporhamphus intermedius
Hyporhamphus limbatus
Hyporhamphus meeki
Hyporhamphus melanochir
Hyporhamphus melanopterus
Hyporhamphus mexicanus
Hyporhamphus naos
Hyporhamphus neglectissimus
Hyporhamphus neglectus
Hyporhamphus pacificus
Hyporhamphus paucirastris
Hyporhamphus picarti
Hyporhamphus quoyi
Hyporhamphus regularis
Hyporhamphus roberti
Hyporhamphus rosae
Hyporhamphus sajori
Hyporhamphus sindensis
Hyporhamphus snyderi
Hyporhamphus taiwanensis
Hyporhamphus unicuspis
Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
Halbschnäbler
Hyporhamphus xanthopterus
Hyporhamphus yuri

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-05-03 09:19:16
Last edit:: 2024-11-01 20:02:18

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Hyporhamphus affinis (Günther, 1866)

Feeds on zooplankton and floating matter. Found in schools

Synonymised names
Hemiramphus affinis Günther, 1866 · unaccepted
Hemiramphus australensis Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Hemirhamphus affinis Günther, 1866 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Hemirhamphus delagoae Barnard, 1925 · unaccepted
Hyporhamphus delagoae (Barnard, 1925) · unaccepted

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Oyster Stacks, Exmouth Gulf, West-Australien

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