Hyporhamphus affinis | University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)

Hyporhamphus affinis (Günther, 1866)

Photo taken by » Glycinea M. de Peralta

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Beloniformes

Family » Hemiramphidae

Genus » Hyporhamphus

Species » affinis

Hyporhamphus affinis (Günther, 1866)
(Tropical halfbeak)

Description » (Wikipedia) Hyporhamphus affinis, the tropical halfbeak, tropical garfish, insular halfbeak or coral reef halfbeak, is a species of schooling marine fish from the family Hemiramphidae. It is distributed through the Indo-Pacific regions and has been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea which it reached through the Suez Canal.
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Local Name »

Locality/Distribution » [Santa Ana, Cagayan Valley]

Collectors/Field Observers » Glycinea M. de Peralta

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)

Collection Code » NEC_2002_STAA_055_A

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

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Not Evaluated (FishBase)

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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