| Family: |
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) |
| Max. size: |
36 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range - 0 m, amphidromous |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific: Carnarvon, Western Australia to Lindeman Island. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 14-17; Vertebrae: 45-48. Lower jaw proportionately much shorter at larger sizes. Anal rays usually 15; vertebrae 45-48, usually 46 or 47; gill rakers on the first arch, 21-25, usually 23 or 24. |
| Biology: |
A coastal species that extends into fresh water. Occurs in brackish estuaries, but frequently found in the lower, tidal portions of freshwater streams (Ref. 2847). Considered an excellent food fish taken by commercial and recreational fishers (Ref. 9843). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 May 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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