Scientific Name	Hyporhamphus limbatus   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	(Valenciennes, 1847)	Depth	0 - 10M
Chinese	緣下鱵	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鱵科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F254　Hemiramphidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	緣下鱵魚
Max Length	25 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	補網師、水針
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、 Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Malabar coast, India
Synonyms	Hemiramphus gaimardi, Hemiramphus gorakhpurensis, Hemiramphus limbatus, Hemiramphus melanurus, Hemiramphus tridentifer, Hemirhamphus limbatus, Hemirhamphus sinensis, Hyporhamphus sinensis, Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0072566. ASIZP0805242. ASIZP0915246. ZMH7170.
Common Name	Congaturi halfbeak
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate and compressed, with greatly prolonged, beak-like lower jaw, equal to, or longer than head length; upper jaw short, triangular and scaly, its width 0.6 to 0.8 times in its length. Preorbital distance 1.3 to 2.1 times in diameter of orbit and 0.75 to 1.2 times in length of upper jaw; preorbital ridge present; posterior branch to preorbital lateral-line canal absent. Total number of gill rakers on first gill arch 23 to 37, 6 to 11 on upper and 19 to 23 on lower limb of arch. Dorsal-fin rays 13 to 16; anal-fin rays 13 to 16; pectoral fins short, with 10 to 12 rays; caudal fin emarginate, not strongly forked. Anterior part of dorsal and anal fins covered with scales; predorsal scales 30 to 38. Body greenish above, the silvery lateral stripe widening posteriorly, white ventrally; fleshy tip of beak reddish.
habitats	Coastal species. Found at surface levels of tidal freshwaters and brackish estuaries. Encountered in the Mekong as far upstream as Stung Treng and also found in the Great Lake, Cambodia. Feeds mainly on insects.
Distribution	Extends from the Persian Gulf to China along the mainland coast of Asia. It is found in eastern and southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh and dried salted.