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Rhynchorhamphus georgii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Hemiramphidae

Genus
  
Rhynchorhamphus

Order
  
Beloniformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Congaturi halfbeak, Dussumier's halfbeak, Beloniformes, Oxyporhamphus micropterus, Hemiramphus far

Rhynchorhamphus georgii or long-billed halfbeak is a halfbeak of the family Hemiramphidae of the order Beloniformes.

It is one of the four recognized species of the genus Rhynchorhamphus. One of the most widespread of them, it is found from the Persian Gulf through the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal through the Western Central Pacific north to Taiwan and Hong Kong and east to New Guinea and northern Australia.

References

Rhynchorhamphus georgii Wikipedia