Euleptorhamphus

Euleptorhamphus is a genus of halfbeaks (family Hemiramphidae) in the order Beloniformes.[2][3][4]

Euleptorhamphus
Temporal range: 11–0 Ma
Late Miocene to Present[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Euleptorhamphus
T. N. Gill, 1859
Type species
Euleptorhamphus brevoortii
T. N. Gill, 1859

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[5]

  • Euleptorhamphus velox Poey, 1868 (Flying halfbeak)
  • Euleptorhamphus viridis (van Hasselt, 1823) (Ribbon halfbeak)

Both of these species are marine. E. velox occurs in coastal and oceanic waters from the western Atlantic from New England south through the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to Recife, Brazil and eastern Atlantic from the Cape Verde Islands, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria.[2][3] E. viridis is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific.[2] It is usually oceanic, but enters large open bays and is also found around islands.[4]

E. velox may reach up to 61.0 centimetres (24.0 in) TL.[3] E. viridis may grow up to 53.0 cm (20.9 in) TL.[4]

E. viridis is able to jump out of the water and fly short distances, by twisting the back half of its body 90° so its symmetrical dorsal and anal fins can act as a pair of gliding wings.[4][6]

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
  2. Collette, Bruce B. (February 2004). "Family Hemiramphidae Gill 1859 -- halfbeaks" (PDF). California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklist of Fishes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-06-23.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Euleptorhamphus velox" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Euleptorhamphus viridis" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
  5. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Euleptorhamphus in FishBase. June 2012 version.
  6. Wishart, Skye (July–August 2018). "Ribbon halfbeak". New Zealand Geographic (152): 20.


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