American halfbeak

The American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki), also known as Meek's halfbeak, is a halfbeak from the family Hemiramphidae.[3]

American halfbeak
American halfbeak (H. meeki)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hyporhamphus
Species:
H. meeki
Binomial name
Hyporhamphus meeki
Banford & Collette, 1993[2]

Its specific name is in honor of American ichthyologist Seth Eugene Meek (1859-1914).[4]

References

  1. Collette, B.B.; Aiken, K.A.; Polanco Fernandez, A. (2019). "Hyporhamphus meeki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191197A86402805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191197A86402805.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Hyporhamphus meeki - The Taxonomicon Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Hyporhamphus meeki" in FishBase. 8 2012 version.
  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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