Long billed half beak

Rhynchorhamphus georgii

Elongated Hemiramphid Fish from Indo West Pacific

Long billed half beak is a fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 31 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Rhynchorhamphus
Maximum length: 31 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: the most widespread of the four species of Rhynchorhamphus , found from Persian Gulf through Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal through the Western Central Pacific north to Taiwan and Hong Kong and east to New Guinea and northern Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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