Hemiramphus

Hemiramphus
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Hemiramphidae
Genus:	Hemiramphus G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Esox brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758 [1]
Species
See text.
Synonyms [2]
Ardeapiscis Whitley, 1931 FarhiansWhitley, 1930

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

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: ^[3]

Species	Common name	Image
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

1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hemiramphus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 19 August 2019.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hemiramphidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 19 August 2019.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hemiramphus". FishBase . September 2023 version.