Oxyporhamphus micropterus

Oxyporhamphus micropterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Oxyporhamphus
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

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Oxyporhamphus in FishBase. August 2012 version.


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