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Oxyporhamphus micropterus

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Hemiramphidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Oxyporhamphus micropterus httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Genus
  
OxyporhamphusT. N. Gill, 1864

Similar
  
Beloniformes, Parexocoetus, Hemiramphus, Hirundichthys, Hyporhamphus

Oxyporhamphus micropterus is a species of halfbeak found in the tropical oceans. Some sources elevate the two subspecies to species rank. It is in a monotypic genus.

Species

There are currently two recognized subspecies in this genus:

  • Oxyporhamphus micropterus micropterus (Valenciennes, 1847) (Bigwing halfbeak)
  • Oxyporhamphus micropterus similis Bruun, 1935 (False halfbeak)
  • References

    Oxyporhamphus micropterus Wikipedia


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