FB-12894 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12894 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Zoarcoidei Zoarcidae Iluocoetes Iluocoetes fimbriatus Jenyns, 1842 Bugiw Suasid Dussumiers halvnæb Dussumier’s halfbeak Dussumier's garfish Dussumier's halfbeak Halfbeak Slender garfish Dussumieri alakoon Buse Ruotonokkakala Demi-bec de Dussumier Maru-sayori Kibu Oola ഓള ഊള Jolong tirus Jolong-jolong Julung-julung I'usila Kidau Morani Mural முரல் முரல்  Buging Kansusuwit Patlay Cá Kìm đúc xu Agujeta de Dussumier Ánã Balitot Baritos Bungug Ethuntholi Sa-sa Siriw Susay Te kabubu Tuging Ubod-ubod 杜氏下鱵 杜氏下鱵魚 杜氏下鱵鱼 水針 水针 Hemiramphus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1847 Hemiramphus laticeps Günther, 1866 Hemiramphus reynaldi Valenciennes, 1847 Hemirhamphus laticeps Günther, 1866 Hyporhamphus dussumierii (Valenciennes, 1847) Hyporhamphus laticeps (Günther, 1866) Hyporhamphus samoensis Steindachner, 1906 1995-03-17 2013-07-02 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. 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(Ref. 129440) FB-pic-12895-11685 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1996-08-13 1996-08-13 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12895 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Hydus_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Hydus_u0.gif FB-pic-12895-19898 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-05 2000-06-08 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12895 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Hydus_u3.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Hydus_u3.jpg FB-pic-12895-19901 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-05 2000-06-08 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12895 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Hydus_u4.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Hydus_u4.jpg FB-pic-12895-27409 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 2000-09-17 2010-07-13 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12895 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Hydus_u5.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Hydus_u5.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-12895 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2024-05-23 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12895 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Most common around islands and coral reefs (Ref. 6041). Found in schools at surface of lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710, 48635). Marketed fresh and dried salted (Ref. 9843). Collette, B.B. 1974 The garfishes (Hemiramphidae) of Australia and New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum 29(2):11-105. (Ref. 10988) FB-DiagnosticDescr-12895 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-08-30 00:00:00 2013-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12895 Prolonged, beak-like lower jaw, contained in 4.2-5.9 times in SL and 0.95-1.4 times in head length; upper jaw short, triangular, and scaly, its width 0.6-0.9 times in its length; length of preorbital bone contained in 1.7-2.2 times in diameter of orbit and 1.0-1.4 times in length of upper jaw. Total number of gill rakers on first arch 33-47; dorsal and anal fin rays 14-16. Caudal fin forked, with lower lobe longer than upper (Ref. 9843).Description: Characterized by greenish color dorsally and silvery white ventrally with red fleshy tip on lower jaw; depth of body about 6.7 in SL; well developed anterior lobe of dorsal fin; body width contained 1.1-1.3 in its depth (Ref. 90102). Collette, B.B. 1999 Hemiramphidae. Halfbeaks. p. 2180-2196. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9843) FB-Morphology-12895 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-08-30 00:00:00 2013-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12895 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 56 - 60 Collette, B.B. 1999 Hemiramphidae. Halfbeaks. p. 2180-2196. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9843) FB-Distribution-12895 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2003-02-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12895 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Indo-Pacific: Seychelles (Ref. 2334) through the East Indies, Borneo, Philippines, and New Guinea north to Hong Kong and Okinawa and eastward as far as Tuamoto Islands. Collette, B.B. 1999 Hemiramphidae. Halfbeaks. p. 2180-2196. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9843) FB-Uses-12895 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2024-05-23 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12895 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: commercial Collette, B.B. 1984 Hemiramphidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51), Volume 2. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 6041) FB-TrophicStrategy-12895 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1997-02-11 00:00:00 2007-02-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public dussumieri http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Most common around islands and coral reefs (Ref. 6041). Found in schools at surface of lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710, 48635). Swims in midwater or near the surface in small schools. Feeds on whatever prey is available (Ref. 275). Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg 1960 Ecological relationships of the fish fauna on coral reefs of the Marshall Islands. Ecol. Monogr. 30(1):65-127. (Ref. 275) FB-Size-12895 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2024-05-23 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12895 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology 38.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 54980)) Randall, J.E. 2005 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. (Ref. 54980) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Diseases-12895-480 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2002-09-20 00:00:00 2002-09-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=12895&StockCode=13225 Centrocestus Infestation 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and S. Lumanlan-Mayo 1997 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of the Philippines. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 369, 102 p. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 26129) FB-Diseases-12895-477 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2002-09-20 00:00:00 2002-09-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=12895&StockCode=13225 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Otobothrium Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and S. Lumanlan-Mayo 1997 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of the Philippines. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 369, 102 p. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 26129) FB-Habitat-12895 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2024-05-23 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12895 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 6 m (Ref. 86942) Fricke, R., M. Kulbicki and L. Wantiez 2011 Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463. (Ref. 86942)