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IllustrationYellowtip halfbeak
Hemiramphus marginatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Yellowtip halfbeak
- Scientific
- Hemiramphus marginatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 26 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Open water over reefs and the atoll shelf
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A halfbeak with a yellow-tipped upper jaw, reaching about 26 cm.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Hemiramphus-marginatus.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.