Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Hemiramphidae

Genus: Hyporhamphus

Species: Hyporhamphus capensis (Thominot, 1886)

Climate Zone

Biology

Found in coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 4164, 5213), also enters freshwater (Ref. 6798).

Habitat

freshwater

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless