Hemiramphus far Black-barred halfbeak

Hemiramphus far is commonly referred to as Black-barred halfbeak. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Gianemilio Rusconi, Italien

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lexID:: 5052
AphiaID:: 126389

Scientific:: Hemiramphus far
German:: Halbschnäbler
English:: Black-barred Halfbeak

Category:: Beloniformes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Beloniformes (Order) > Hemiramphidae (Family) > Hemiramphus (Genus) > far (Species)
Initial determination:: (Forsskål, ), 1775

Occurrence:: Sudan, Algeria, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, China, Comores, Cook Islands, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Somalia, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 6 Meter
Size:: 11.81" - 17.72" (30cm - 45cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Phytoplankton, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Hemiramphus archipelagicus
Hemiramphus balao
Hemiramphus bermudensis
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Halbschnäbler, Halbschnabelhecht
Hemiramphus convexus
Hemiramphus depauperatus
Hemiramphus far
Halbschnäbler
Hemiramphus lutkei
Halbschnabelhechte, Halbschnäbler
Hemiramphus marginatus
Halbschnäbler, Halbschnabelhecht
Hemiramphus robustus
Hornhecht
Hemiramphus saltator

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-01-20 18:08:54
Last edit:: 2013-01-20 18:08:54

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Hemiramphus far (Forsskål, 1775)

Distribution:
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Migrated to the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal.

Biology:
Occur in coastal waters of high islands and continental shorelines; generally in areas rich in vegetation and sand flats.
Form schools. Adults feed mainly on sea grasses, to a lesser extent on green algae and diatoms. Breed in estuaries.

Synonymised names:
Esox far Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Esox gladius Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted
Esox marginatus far Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Hemiramphus commersonii Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Hemiramphus mocquardianus Thominot, 1886 · unaccepted
Hemirhamphus commersonii Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Hemirhamphus far (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Hemirhamphus obesus Castelnau, 1861 · unaccepted

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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