Diagnostic Description
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Greatly prolonged, beak-like lower jaw, equal to, or longer than head length; upper jaw short, triangular and scaly, its width 0.6-0.8 times in its length. Preorbital distance 1.3-2.1 times in diameter of orbit and 0.75-1.2 times in length of upper jaw. Total number of gill rakers on first gill arch 23-37. Anal fin rays 13-16; caudal fin emarginate, not strongly forked.
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- Crispina B. Binohlan
Migration
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Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 16; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 13 - 16
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- Crispina B. Binohlan
Biology
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Coastal species. Found at surface levels of tidal freshwaters and brackish estuaries (Ref. 12693). Encountered in the Mekong as far upstream as Stung Treng and also found in the Great Lake, Cambodia (Ref. 12693). Feed mainly on insects (Ref. 12693, 33813). Marketed fresh and dried salted.
Importance
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fisheries: minor commercial; price category: unknown; price reliability:
分布
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分布於印度-西太平洋區，西起波斯灣，東至中國等亞洲大陸之沿岸。臺灣發現於南部及東部。
利用
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在臺灣屬於罕見魚種，國亦經年可捕食，生鮮或乾漬利用之。
描述
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體延長，側扁，標準體長為頭長之之4.2-5.0倍，為體高之9.5-10.8倍。鼻孔突不呈絲狀。下頜延長成喙狀，喙長略等於頭長；上頜短小，其頂部呈三角形，被鱗，三角形之三角形之寬為長之1.1-1.2倍。眼前溝單一，不向後分支。上下頜具細小之三峰齒。第一鰓弓上鰓耙23-31。體被圓鱗；側線位低，於胸鰭基底下方具一向上分支，向上延伸至胸鰭基底；背前鱗30-38。鰾為單室型。背鰭與臀鰭對在，後位，臀鰭起點在背鰭第1-3軟條之下方，背鰭具13-16軟條，臀鰭具13-16軟條；胸鰭較短，標準體長為胸鰭長之5.8-7.6倍；腹鰭短小，胸鰭基底至腹鰭基底之間距為腹鰭基底至尾鰭下葉基底之0.6-0.9倍；尾鰭淺開叉，下葉略長於上葉。體背呈淺灰藍，腹部白色，體側中間有一條銀白色縱帶，無垂直暗斑；喙為黑色，前端具明亮之橘紅色。
棲地
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主要棲息沿岸河口區及河川中、下游的表水層。以水生昆蟲為主食。
Congaturi halfbeak
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The Congaturi halfbeak (Hyporhamphus limbatus), also known as the Valenciennes halfbeak, is a potamodromous species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae. It is a valued commercial fish in tropical countries both dried salted and fresh forms.
Description
The body shows typical halfbeak shape with an elongated lower jaw and cylindrical elongated body.[2] They have no spines on fins, but do have 13-16 rays of their dorsal fins and 13-16 rays on their anal fins.[2] The longest recorded Jumping halfbeak was 35 cm long, but most of them are 13 cm long commonly. Caudal fin emarginate.[2] Body is greenish above, and a silvery lateral stripe widening posteriorly. Ventrally white in color. Fleshy tip of the beak is reddish colored.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The jumping halfbeak is found tropical waters Indo-Pacific oceans extends from Western India, around Sri Lanka, China, the Philippines. The fish also found in freshwater bodies of Cambodia and Mekong river of China. It is a surface dwelling fish that can be mostly found estuaries and lagoons.[1]
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Congaturi halfbeak: Brief Summary
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The Congaturi halfbeak (Hyporhamphus limbatus), also known as the Valenciennes halfbeak, is a potamodromous species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae. It is a valued commercial fish in tropical countries both dried salted and fresh forms.
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