American halfbeak
American halfbeak | |
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American halfbeak (H. meeki) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Hemiramphidae |
Genus: | Hyporhamphus |
Species: | H. meeki
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Binomial name | |
Hyporhamphus meeki |
The American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki), also known as Meek's halfbeak, is a halfbeak from the family Hemiramphidae.[3]
Its specific name is in honor of American ichthyologist Seth Eugene Meek (1859-1914).[4]
References[]
- ^ Collette, B.B.; Aiken, K.A.; Polanco Fernandez, A. (2019). "Hyporhamphus meeki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191197A86402805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191197A86402805.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Hyporhamphus meeki - The Taxonomicon Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Hyporhamphus meeki" in FishBase. 8 2012 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Hyporhamphus
- Taxa named by Bruce Baden Collette
- Fish described in 1993
- Beloniformes stubs