Hyporhamphus melanochir
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Southern sea garfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Hemiramphidae |
Genus: | Hyporhamphus |
Species: | H. melanochir
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Binomial name | |
Hyporhamphus melanochir Valenciennes, 1847[1]
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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)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Hyporhamphus_melanochir_by_Frank_Edward_Clarke.jpg/220px-Hyporhamphus_melanochir_by_Frank_Edward_Clarke.jpg)
References
- ^ Hyporhamphus melanochir - The Taxonomicon
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Hyporhamphus melanochir" in FishBase. 2 2021 version.
- ^ "Hyporhamphus melanochir". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "Hyporhamphus melanochir". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2023-12-14.