Oxyporhamphus micropterus
Oxyporhamphus micropterus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Hemiramphidae |
Genus: | Oxyporhamphus T. N. Gill, 1864 |
Species: | O. micropterus |
Binomial name | |
Oxyporhamphus micropterus (Valenciennes, 1847) | |
Oxyporhamphus micropterus is a species of halfbeak found in the tropical oceans. Some sources elevate the two subspecies to species rank. It is in a monotypic genus.
Species
There are currently two recognized subspecies in this genus:[1]
- Oxyporhamphus micropterus micropterus (Valenciennes, 1847) (Bigwing halfbeak)
- Oxyporhamphus micropterus similis Bruun, 1935 (False halfbeak)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Oxyporhamphus in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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