Melapedalion breve
| Melapedalion breve | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemiramphinae |
| Genus: | Melapedalion Fowler, 1934 |
| Species: | M. breve |
| Binomial name | |
| Melapedalion breve (Seale, 1910) | |
Melapedalion breve, the Philippine snubnose halfbeak, is a species of halfbeak. It is a coastal species that originates from the South China and Sulu Seas around the Philippines and Malaysia.[1] It grows to about 22.7 centimetres (8.9 in) SL.[1] It is monotypic of its genus.
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Melapedalion breve" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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