Dussumier's halfbeak

The Dussumier's halfbeak (Hyporhamphus dussumieri), also known as the slender garfish,[2] lives in reefs and shallow lagoons. It is an Indo-Pacific species which is found from the Seychelles east to the Tuamotu Islands, north to Hong Kong and Okinawa[1] and south to northern Australia.[2] They form schools which are found near the surface of lagoons and seaward reefs. The longest known specimen was 38.0 cm in length.[1] This species was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1847 with the type locality given as the Seychelles.[3] The specific name honours the French voyager and merchant Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883).[4]

Dussumier's halfbeak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hyporhamphus
Species:
H. dussumieri
Binomial name
Hyporhamphus dussumieri
(Valenciennes, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hemiramphus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1847
  • Hemiramphus reynaldi Valenciennes, 1847
  • Hemiramphus laticeps Günther, 1866
  • Hyporhamphus laticeps (Günther, 1866)
  • Hyporhamphus samoensis Steindachner, 1906

References
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Hyporhamphus dussumieri" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  2. Dianne J. Bray. "Hyporhamphus dussumieri". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hemiramphus dussumieri". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 August 2019.



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