Kingdom Animalia Order Beloniformes Scientific name Chriodorus atherinoides Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Hemiramphidae Higher classification Chriodorus | |
Genus Chriodorus
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882 Similar Balao halfbeak, Hyporhamphus picarti, Hyporhamphus unifasciatus, Oxyporhamphus micropterus | ||
The hardhead halfbeak, Chriodorus atherinoides, is a species of halfbeak found in coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from southern United States to Mexico including Cuba and the Bahamas. This species is euryhaline and frequently migrates up rivers. It is of no commercial value. Unlike most other halfbeaks, the upper and lower jaws are of a similar size.
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