FB-7711 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7711 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Beloniformes Hemiramphidae Hyporhamphus Hyporhamphus capensis (Thominot, 1886) Meia-agulha do Cabo Kaapse halfbek Kap-halvnæb Cape halfbeak 南非下鱵魚 南非下鱵鱼 Hemiramphus calabaricus (non Günther, 1866) Hemiramphus capensis Thominot, 1886 Hemirhamphus knysnaensis Smith, 1933 Hemirhamphus unifasciatus (non Ranzani, 1841) Hyporhamphus knysnaensis (Smith, 1933) 1993-03-23 2024-01-18 Collette, B.B.0 Hemiramphidae. p. 388-391. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4164) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga0 Fichas FAO de identificaçao de espécies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das espécies comerciais marinhas e de águas salobras de Moçambique. Publicaçao preparada em collaboraçao com o Instituto de Investigaçao Pesquiera de Moçambique, com financiamento do Projecto PNUD/FAO MOZ/86/030 e de NORAD. Roma, FAO. 1990. 424 p. (Ref. 5213) Collette, B.B.0 Hemiramphidae. p. 163-164. In J. Daget, J.P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6798) Bennett, B.A.0 The diets of fish in three south-western Cape estuarine systems. S. Afr. J. Zool. 24(3):163-177. (Ref. 12563) Whitfield, A.K. and S.J.M. Blaber0 Feeding ecology of piscivorous birds at Lake St. Lucia. Part 1. Diving birds. Ostrich, 49(4):185-198. (Ref. 13525) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 36670) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732) Coetzee, D.J.0 Stomach content analysis of the leervis, <i>Lichia amia</i> (L.), from the Swartvlei system, southern Cape. S. Afr. J. Zool. 17(4):177-181. (Ref. 43778) Carl, H.0 Danish fish names. Zoological Museum of Copenhagen. Unpublished. (Ref. 51471) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Whitfield, A.K.0 Biology and ecology of fishes in southern African estuaries. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, South Africa. 223 p. (Ref. 58350) FB-GeneralDescr-7711 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-03-23 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7711 Found in coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 4164, 5213), also enters freshwater (Ref. 6798). Collette, B.B. 1986 Hemiramphidae. p. 163-164. In J. Daget, J.P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6798) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7711 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-21 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7711 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Description: Body depth 10.1-10.9 times in standard length for adults, 8.7-9.4 times in standard length for specimens of 5-8 cm standard length; head 4.3-4.8 times in standard length (Ref. 4164). Lower jaw 2.9-4.4 times in standard length and 0.7-0.9 times in head length; upper jaw width in length 1.0-1.1 in specimens greater than 8 cm standard length, shorter in smaller specimens; teeth arranged in 2-4 rows (Ref. 4164). Preorbital distance 1.5-1.7 times in orbit and 1.4-1.8 times in upper jaw length (Ref. 4164). Dorsal fin with 14-17 rays; anal fin with 15-16 rays; pectoral fin with 10-12 rays; pelvic fin closer to pectoral fin origin than to caudal fin base (Ref. 4164). Predorsal scales 31-38; no scales on dorsal fin; a maximum of 2-3 scales on anterior 2 membranes of anal fin; scales on upper jaw in 1 row on either side of median ridge (Ref. 4164). Collette, B.B. 1986 Hemiramphidae. p. 388-391. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4164) FB-Morphology-7711 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-21 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7711 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 17; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 15 - 16 Collette, B.B. 1986 Hemiramphidae. p. 388-391. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4164) FB-Distribution-7711 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-03-23 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7711 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Western Indian Ocean: coastal waters and estuaries of South Africa, from Cape of Good Hope east and north to False Bay, Natal and St. Lucia coast of North Zululand (Ref. 6798); and to Lake Piti in southern Mozambique (Ref. 4164). Collette, B.B. 1986 Hemiramphidae. p. 163-164. In J. Daget, J.P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6798) FB-TrophicStrategy-7711 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1997-09-29 00:00:00 2008-06-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ capensis Inhabits coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 5213). Enters freshwater (Ref. 6798). Bennett, B.A. 1989 The diets of fish in three south-western Cape estuarine systems. S. Afr. J. Zool. 24(3):163-177. (Ref. 12563) FB-Size-7711 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-03-23 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7711 16.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4164)) Collette, B.B. 1986 Hemiramphidae. p. 388-391. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4164) 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#Threats 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-Habitat-7711 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-03-23 00:00:00 2024-01-18 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=7711 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat pelagic-neritic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - ? m