Philippine snubnose halfbeak
| Philippine snubnose halfbeak | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Fowler, 1934 |
| Species: | M. breve
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| Binomial name | |
| Melapedalion breve (Seale, 1910)
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The Philippine snubnose halfbeak (Melapedalion breve) is a species of halfbeak. It is a coastal species that originates from the South China and Sulu Seas around the Philippines and Malaysia.[1] It grows to about 22.7 centimetres (8.9 in) SL.[1] It is the only member of its monotypic genus[2] and was originally described as Oxyporhamphus brevis by Alvin Seale in 1910 with the type locality given as Paawacan, Palawan Island, Philippines.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melapedalion breve". FishBase. August 2012 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Melapedalion". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Oxyporhamphus brevis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 August 2019.