American halfbeak
| American halfbeak | |
|---|---|
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| American halfbeak (H. meeki) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Hyporhamphus |
| Species: | H. meeki |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyporhamphus meeki Banford & Collette, 1993[1] | |
The American halfbeak, Hyporhamphus meeki, is a halfbeak from the Hemiramphidae family.[2]
The second part of its binomial name is in honor of American ichthyologist Seth Eugene Meek.
References
- ↑ Hyporhamphus meeki - The Taxonomicon
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Hyporhamphus meeki" in FishBase. 8 2012 version.