Ballyhoo
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| Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The ballyhoo or bally, Hemiramphus brasiliensis, is a baitfish of the halfbeak family (Hemiramphidae). It is similar to the Balao halfbeak (Hemiramphus balao). Ballyhoo are frequently used as cut bait and for trolling purposes by salt water sportsmen.
Ballyhoo is also used in colloquial English to refer to brashness or flamboyance.
[edit] References
- Hemiramphus brasiliensis (TSN 165460). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 24 January 2006.
- "Hemiramphus brasiliensis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. November 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
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