Description

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

Common Names

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Kaapse halfbek , Afrikaans , South Africa

Kap-halvnæb , Danish , Denmark

Cape halfbeak , English , South Africa

Cape halfbeak , English , Global

南非下鱵魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

南非下鱵鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Meia-agulha do Cabo , Portuguese , Mozambique

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Hemiramphidae

Genus: Hyporhamphus

Species: Hyporhamphus capensis (Thominot, 1886)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Biology

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

Habitat

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freshwater