Slender Halfbeak
Hyporhamphus roberti
- Group: Other
- Max size: 32 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A slim surface swimmer with a long lower jaw like its halfbeak kin, it schools just under the inshore film and slips readily into brackish estuaries. It grows to about a foot and is mostly netted as bait.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Beloniformes › Hemiramphidae › Hyporhamphus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 293617.
FAQ
- Is the Slender Halfbeak dangerous to divers?
- The Slender Halfbeak is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Slender Halfbeak get?
- The Slender Halfbeak grows to about 32 cm.