Oxyporhamphus micropterus
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| Oxyporhamphus micropterus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Oxyporhamphus |
| Species: | O. micropterus |
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| Oxyporhamphus micropterus (Valenciennes, 1847) | |
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Oxyporhamphus micropterus is a species of halfbeak found in the tropical oceans. Some sources elevate the two subspecies to species rank. Others classify it in the monotypic genus Oxyporhamphus.[2] This taxon is found in the Indo-Pacific region where it is a pelagic, oceanodromous species.[1] It was described by Achille Valenciennes as Exocoetus micropterus in 1847, with the type locality of King George Sound, Western Australia.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Oxyporhamphus micropterus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Oxyporhamphus Species of 'Oxyporhamphus' in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Exocoetus micropterus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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