Hyporhamphus melanochir

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Southern sea garfish
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hyporhamphus
Species:
H. melanochir
Binomial name
Hyporhamphus melanochir

Hyporhamphus melanochir, or Southern garfish or (in Australia) garfish, is a halfbeak garfish from the family Hemiramphidae. [2] It is found in southern Australian and New Zealand waters. [3] It is a very popular fish for recreational fishing and eating in Australia, where it is referred to simply as 'garfish' or 'gar'. [4]

Hyporhamphus melanochir illustration by Frank Edward Clarke Hyporhamphus melanochir by Frank Edward Clarke.jpg
Hyporhamphus melanochir illustration by Frank Edward Clarke

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References

  1. Hyporhamphus melanochir - The Taxonomicon
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Hyporhamphus melanochir" in FishBase . 2 2021 version.
  3. "Hyporhamphus melanochir". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  4. "Hyporhamphus melanochir". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2023-12-14.