Description

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Common Names

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Ballyhoo , English , Guadeloupe

Halfbeak , English , USA

Slender halfbeak , English , USA

Slender halfbeak , English , Global

Balaou , French , Guadeloupe

Balourou , French , French Guiana

Balourou , French , Guadeloupe

Balourou , French , Martinique

Demi-bec allongé , French , France

劳氏下鱵鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

勞氏下鱵魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

巴氏劳氏下鱵鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

巴氏勞氏下鱵魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Balau , Papiamentu , Neth Antilles

Panaguaiú , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Panaguaiu , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Agulha , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Agulhinha , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Aguja , Spanish , Venezuela

Agujeta larga , Spanish , Spain

Balaju , Spanish , Trinidad Tobago

Balao , Spanish , Guadeloupe

Marao , Spanish , Venezuela

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Hemiramphidae

Genus: Hyporhamphus

Species: Hyporhamphus roberti (Valenciennes, 1847)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Biology

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An inshore surface schooling species frequently entering brackish estuaries and adjacent areas. Mainly utilized as bait fish.

Habitat

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brackish