Asian pencil halfbeak

Hyporhamphus intermedius

Hemiramphid Fish of Taiwanese Waters

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Asian pencil halfbeak is a freshwater fish found around Northwest Pacific. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. The largest recorded length is 20.3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hyporhamphus
Maximum length: 20.3 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Honshu, Japan and the northern part of the Yellow Sea south to southern China, including Taiwan. Reports from Ryukyu Islands do not seem to be supported by specimens and may represent misidentifications. However, all of Gushiken's Okinawa photographs (except the one labeled Hyporhamphus intermedius ) seem to be correctly identified.

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