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| name = Congaturi Halfbeak |
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| status = LC |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| classis = [[Actinopterygii]] |
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| ordo = [[Beloniformes]] |
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| species = '''''H. limbatus''''' |
| species = '''''H. limbatus''''' |
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| binomial = ''Hyporhamphus limbatus'' |
| binomial = ''Hyporhamphus limbatus'' |
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| binomial_authority = (Valenciennes, 1847) |
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| synonyms = *''Hemiramphus limbatus'' <small>Valenciennes, 1847</small> |
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*''Hemirhamphus limbatus '' <small>Valenciennes, 1847</small> |
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*''Hemiramphus tridentifer'' <small>Cantor, 1849 </small> |
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*''Hemirhamphus sinensis '' <small>Günther, 1866</small> |
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*''Hyporhamphus sinensis '' <small>(Günther, 1866) </small> |
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*''Hemiramphus gorakhpurensis '' <small>Srivastava, 1967 </small> |
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*''Hyporhamphus unifasciatus '' <small>(non Ranzani, 1842) misapplied</small> |
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*''Hemiramphus gaimardi'' <small>(non Valenciennes, 1847) misapplied</small> |
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*''Hemiramphus melanurus '' <small>(non Valenciennes, 1847) misapplied</small> |
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The '''Congaturi halfbeak''' |
The '''Congaturi halfbeak''' (''Hyporhamphus limbatus''), also known as '''Valenciennes halfbeak''', is a [[potamodromous]] [[species]] of fish in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Hemiramphidae]]. It is a valued commercial fish in tropical countries both dried salted and fresh forms. |
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==Description== |
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It is mainly a coastal species, found at surface levels of tidal freshwaters and brackish estuaries.<ref name="eol"/> Spread in the Indo-West Pacific, from the Persian Gulf to China along the mainland coast of Asia (Pakistan & India) . In the East Indies, Borneo, and the Philippines it is replaced by ''[[Hyporhamphus neglectus]]'', and around northern Australia and southern New Guinea by ''[[Hyporhamphus neglectissimus]]''.<ref name="fishbase"/> It can be encountered in the Mekong as far upstream as Stung Treng and also found in the Great Lake, Cambodia. It feeds mainly on insects. Local people market it fresh and dried salted.<ref name="eol">[http://eol.org/pages/205220/overview Congaturi halfbeak] - Encyclopedia of Life</ref> |
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The body shows typical halfbeak shape with an elongated lower jaw and cylindrical elongated body. <ref name = "Fishbase">{{FishBase_species|genus=Hemiramphus|species= limbatus |year=2015|month=07}}</ref> They have no [[spine (zoology)|spine]]s on [[fin]]s, but do have 13-16 rays of their [[dorsal fin]]s and 13-16 rays on their [[anal fin]]s.<ref name = "Fishbase" /> The longest recorded Jumping halfbeak was 35 cm long, but most of them are 13 cm long commonly. Caudal fin emarginate. <ref name = "Fishbase" /> |
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Body is greenish above, and a silvery lateral stripe widening posteriorly. Ventrally white in color. Fleshy tip of the beak is reddish colored.<ref>http://fishdb.sinica.edu.tw/eng/species.php?id=380893</ref> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
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[[Category:Hemiramphidae]] |
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The Jumping halfbeak is found tropical waters [[Indo-Pacific]] oceans extends from Western [[India]], around [[Sri Lanka]], [[China]], the [[Philippines]]. The fish also found in freshwater bodies of [[Cambodia]] and [[Mekong river]] of [[China]]. It is a surface dwelling fish that can be mostly found estuaries and lagoons.<ref>http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/166900/0</ref> |
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==See Also== |
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*[[List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka#Halfbeaks|List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka]] |
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*[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=300254 WoRMS] |
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*[https://books.google.lk/books?id=F9irAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15&dq=Hemiramphus+limbatus&source=bl&ots=WHM5SG3gv9&sig=gOf4JjV9V_tLveonTjos6OFWr4U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwATgKahUKEwi_kPDokeTGAhWJB44KHVT5Cj0#v=onepage&q=Hemiramphus%20limbatus&f=false A Review of the Halfbeaks or Hemiramphidae]] |
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*[http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/232550 India Biodiversity] |
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[[Category:Fish of the Indian Ocean]] |
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[[Category:Fish of the Pacific Ocean]] |
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The Congaturi halfbeak (Hyporhamphus limbatus), also known as Valenciennes halfbeak, is a potamodromous species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae. It is a valued commercial fish in tropical countries both dried salted and fresh forms.
Description
The body shows typical halfbeak shape with an elongated lower jaw and cylindrical elongated body. [1] They have no spines on fins, but do have 13-16 rays of their dorsal fins and 13-16 rays on their anal fins.[1] The longest recorded Jumping halfbeak was 35 cm long, but most of them are 13 cm long commonly. Caudal fin emarginate. [1] Body is greenish above, and a silvery lateral stripe widening posteriorly. Ventrally white in color. Fleshy tip of the beak is reddish colored.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The Jumping halfbeak is found tropical waters Indo-Pacific oceans extends from Western India, around Sri Lanka, China, the Philippines. The fish also found in freshwater bodies of Cambodia and Mekong river of China. It is a surface dwelling fish that can be mostly found estuaries and lagoons.[3]
See Also
References
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemiramphus limbatus". FishBase. July 2015 version.
- ^ http://fishdb.sinica.edu.tw/eng/species.php?id=380893
- ^ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/166900/0