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Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Etymology: Euleptorhamphus: Greek, eu = good + Greek, leptos = thin + greek, rhamphos = bill, peak (Ref. 45335).
Taxonomic Remarks
Original combination and spelling Eschmeyer, pers. comm.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin pelagic-oceanic; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 0 - 1 m (Ref. 58302). Subtropical
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii (Ref. 583) and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Australia, New Zealand and Kermadec Islands (Ref. 8879). Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 2850).
Longueur à la première maturité / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?, range 25 - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 55763); common length : 30.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9306)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 21 - 25; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 20 - 25; Vertèbres: 70 - 75. Body very elongate; lower jaw very prolonged; upper jaw short, triangular, and scaly; teeth present on vomer and tongue; dorsal fin with 22 to 25 rays; anal fin with 22 to 24 rays; pectoral fins long, with 8 or 9 rays; back iridescent blue green; belly silvery (Ref. 55763). Fins unpigmented (Ref. 4164).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Usually oceanic but enters large open bays (Ref. 2850). Found around islands (Ref. 9306). Capable of jumping out of the water and gliding above the surface (Ref. 9306).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Collette, B.B. and J. Su, 1986. The halfbeaks (Pisces, Beloniformes, Hemiramphidae) of the Far East. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 138(1):250-301. (Ref. 10943)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 20.2 - 29.2, mean 26.9 °C (based on 43417 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 167 [64, 396] mg/100g; Iron = 1.55 [0.67, 3.54] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [15.7, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.224 [0.091, 0.652] g/100g; Selenium = 10.7 [4.1, 29.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 21.4 [5.4, 94.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.862 [0.517, 1.441] mg/100g (wet weight);