Congaturi halfbeak

The Congaturi halfbeak (Hyporhamphus limbatus), also known as the Valenciennes halfbeak, is a potamodromous species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae. It is a valued commercial fish in tropical countries both dried salted and fresh forms.

Congaturi halfbeak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hyporhamphus
Species:
H. limbatus
Binomial name
Hyporhamphus limbatus
(Valenciennes, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Hemiramphus limbatus Valenciennes, 1847
  • Hemirhamphus limbatus Valenciennes, 1847
  • Hemiramphus tridentifer Cantor, 1849
  • Hemirhamphus sinensis Günther, 1866
  • Hyporhamphus sinensis (Günther, 1866)
  • Hemiramphus gorakhpurensis Srivastava, 1967
  • Hyporhamphus unifasciatus (non Ranzani, 1842) misapplied
  • Hemiramphus gaimardi (non Valenciennes, 1847) misapplied
  • Hemiramphus melanurus (non Valenciennes, 1847) misapplied

Description

The body shows typical halfbeak shape with an elongated lower jaw and cylindrical elongated body.[2] They have no spines on fins, but do have 13-16 rays of their dorsal fins and 13-16 rays on their anal fins.[2] The longest recorded Jumping halfbeak was 35 cm long, but most of them are 13 cm long commonly. Caudal fin emarginate.[2] Body is greenish above, and a silvery lateral stripe widening posteriorly. Ventrally white in color. Fleshy tip of the beak is reddish colored.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The jumping halfbeak is found tropical waters Indo-Pacific oceans extends from Western India, around Sri Lanka, China, the Philippines. The fish also found in freshwater bodies of Cambodia and Mekong river of China. It is a surface dwelling fish that can be mostly found estuaries and lagoons.[1]

See also

References
  1. Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Hyporhamphus limbatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T166900A6291741. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166900A6291741.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Hemiramphus limbatus" in FishBase. 07 2015 version.
  3. "Taiwan Fish Database".
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