Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Hemiramphidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Beloniformes Genus Hyporhamphus | |
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Similar Hyporhamphus unifasciatus, Hyporhamphus picarti, Hyporhamphus, Balao halfbeak, Congaturi halfbeak | ||
The American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki) is a halfbeak from the Hemiramphidae family.
The second part of its binomial name is in honor of American ichthyologist Seth Eugene Meek.
References
American halfbeak Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA