Scientific Name
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by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
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Author |
Weber & de Beaufort, 1922 |
Depth
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0 - 10M
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Chinese |
黑鰭鱵 |
Poisonous Fish
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No
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Family_Chinese |
鱵科 |
Economic Fish
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No
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Family
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F254 Hemiramphidae |
Edible Fish
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Yes
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Chinese In Mainland China
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黑鰭鱵
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Max Length |
17.6 cm |
Aquarium Fish
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No
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Common Name |
黑鰭飛鱵、短嘴水針、小烏(澎湖)、草螟仔(澎湖)
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Distribution in World |
India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean |
Distribution in Taiwan |
East、West、South、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.
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Habitats |
Coral、Benthos、Coastal |
Holotype Locality |
Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago |
Synonyms |
Hemiramphus bruuni, Hemirhamphus convexus, Oxyporhamphus convexus, Oxyporhamphus convexus bruuni, Oxyporhamphus convexus convexus, Oxyporhamphus meristocystis, Oxyporhamphus micropterus micropterus
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Reference |
臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999);Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)
Weber, M. etc. 1922 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 Tibbetts, I.R., B.B. Collette, R. Isaac, etc. 2007
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Specimen List |
ASIZP0076071. ASIZP0076075. NTUM03562.
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Common Name |
Flying halfbeak |
Redlist Status |
Not in IUCN Redlist |
Characteristic |
Body elongate, adults without the prolonged lower jaw characteristic of most halfbeaks, but lower jaw up to 4 times in standard length in young; anterior margin of upper jaw straight, not forming a prominent triangular anterior projection as in other halfbeaks; preorbital ridge absent. Total number of gill rakers on first gill arch 26 to 33. Dorsal fin without well-developed anterior lobe; dorsal-fin rays 12 to 15; anal-fin rays 13 to 17; pectoral fins elongate, barely reaching origin of pelvic fins, with 11 to 13 rays; pelvic fins short, distance from pelvic-fin origin to caudal-fin base contained 1.1 to 1.3 times in distance from pectoral-fin origin to pelvic-fin origin; caudal fin forked, with lower lobe much longer than upper. Fins not covered with scales; predorsal scales large, 28 to 34. Body greenish above, silvery white below; pelvic fins intensively pigmented, with exception of innermost ray.
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habitats |
A coastal water species, frequently found near islands. |
Distribution |
widespread in warmer waters from East Africa to Caroline Islands, New Guinea, New Britain and New Ireland. It is a common species in Taiwan except northern part. |
Utility |
Marketed fresh. |