Hemiramphus

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Hemiramphus

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hemiramphus
Cuvier, 1816
Species

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Hemiramphus is a genus of schooling marine fish commonly called halfbeaks, garfish, or ballyhoos, and are members of the family Hemiramphidae. They inhabit the surface of warm temperate and tropical sea, and feed on algae, plankton, and smaller fish. Hemiramphus species are edible but are more important as food fish for larger predatory species including dolphinfish and billfish.

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Hemiramphus brasiliensis - Ballyhoo
Hemiramphus balao - Balao halfbeak
Hemiramphus far - Blackbarred halfbeak
Hemiramphus lutkei Hemiramphus marginatus - Yellowtip halfbeak
Hemiramphus robustus - Three-by-two garpike
Hemiramphus saltator - Longfin halfbeak

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