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Hyporhamphus collettei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Hemiramphidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Beloniformes

Genus
  
Hyporhamphus

Similar
  
Hyporhamphus picarti, Hyporhamphus unifasciatus, Balao halfbeak, Congaturi halfbeak

Hyporhamphus collettei is a halfbeak from the Hemiramphidae family.

It was named after American ichthyologist Bruce Baden Collette.

Found along the Western Atlantic, it is endemic to the nearshore marine waters of Bermuda.

References

Hyporhamphus collettei Wikipedia