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Hyporhamphus picarti (Valenciennes, 1847)

African halfbeak
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Mauritania country information

Common names: Balaou, Demi-bec
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Mohamed Fall, K.O., 2005
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Banc d'Arguin (Ref. 5377).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Maigret, J. and B. Ly, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Demi-bec africain, Agujeta africana, Mezzobecco, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Etymology: Hyporhamphus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, rhamphos = beak, bill (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - ? m.   Subtropical; 37°N - 9°S, 18°W - 36°E

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