Oxyporhamphus
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| Oxyporhamphus | |
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| Oxyporhamphus micropterus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Oxyporhamphus Gill, 1864 |
| Type species | |
| Hemiramphus cuspidatus Valenciennes, 1847[1] | |
Oxyporhamphus is a genus of halfbeaks from the family Hemiramphidae. This genus contains two species, one in the warmer waters of the Atlantic and the other in the Indo-Pacific region.[2]
Species[edit]
- Oxyporhamphus micropterus (Valenciennes, 1847) (Bigwing halfbeak) - Indo-Pacific
- Oxyporhamphus similis Bruun, 1935 (False halfbeak) - Atlantic
References[edit]
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Oxyporhamphus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Oxyporhamphus in FishBase. April 2019 version.