Animalia > Chordata > Beloniformes > Hemiramphidae > Hyporhamphus > Hyporhamphus dussumieri

Hyporhamphus dussumieri (red sea halfbeak; Slender garfish; Dussumier's halfbeak; Dussumier's garfish; Halfbeak)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Dussumier's halfbeak (Hyporhamphus dussumieri) lives in reefs and shallow lagoons. They live solitary or in groups, and are often seen circling snorkelers, just under the surface of the water. The longest known specimen was 38.0 cm in length.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Centrocestus caninus[1]
Conohelmins kamegaii[1]
Otobothrium penetrans[1]

External References

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0