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Tropical halfbeak
Hyporhamphus affinis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Tropical halfbeak
- Scientific
- Hyporhamphus affinis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 38 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 6 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A slender halfbeak, deep blue above with a silver stripe and white below, with a bright red tip to the long lower jaw. It schools near the surface around reefs and islands, feeding on zooplankton.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Hyporhamphus-affinis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Hyporhamphus_affinis.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.