Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Hemiramphidae

Genus: Hyporhamphus

Species: Hyporhamphus acutus (Günther, 1872)

Climate Zone

Biology

Occurs in schools at the surface of lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless