Hyporhamphus melanochir

Southern sea garfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hyporhamphus
Species:
H. melanochir
Binomial name
Hyporhamphus melanochir

Hyporhamphus melanochir, or Southern garfish or (in Australia) garfish, is a halfbeak garfish from the family Hemiramphidae.[2] It is found in southern Australian and New Zealand waters.[3] It is a very popular fish for recreational fishing and eating in Australia, where it is referred to simply as 'garfish' or 'gar'.[4]

Hyporhamphus melanochir (Tas) : Southern Sea Garfish, 1869, Tasmania, by Frank Edward Clarke. Purchased 1921. Te Papa (1992-0035-2278/38)
Hyporhamphus melanochir illustration by Frank Edward Clarke

References

  1. ^ Hyporhamphus melanochir - The Taxonomicon
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hyporhamphus melanochir". FishBase. February 2021 version.
  3. ^ "Hyporhamphus melanochir". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Hyporhamphus melanochir". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
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