Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19; Vertebrae: 52 - 58. Relatively shorter lower jaw compared to head length, especially at larger sizes.

Common Names

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Flodhalvnæb , Danish , Denmark

Beakie , English , Australia

Eastern river garfish , English , Australia

Gardie , English , Australia

Lakes garfish , English , Australia

Needle gar , English , Australia

Needle garfish , English , Australia

River garfish , English , Australia

Splinter gar , English , Australia

Western river garfish , English , Australia

川下鱵魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

川下鱵鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

阿登川下鱵魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

阿登川下鱵鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Hemiramphidae

Genus: Hyporhamphus

Species: Hyporhamphus regularis (Günther, 1866)

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Biology

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Found inshore (Ref. 7300).

Habitat

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brackish