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Oxyporhamphus micropterus micropterus

  Oxyporhamphus micropterus micropterus (Valenciennes, 1847)
Family: Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) Show available  <i>Oxyporhamphus micropterus similis</i>.		









 

	











		

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				 Dorsal 

				 spines

				(total): 0 - 0; 

					 Dorsal 

					 soft rays

					(total): 13 - 15;  

				 Anal

				 spines: 0; 

				 Anal

				 soft rays: 13 – 16; 

			 Vertebrae: 47 – 50. Adults with a single large chamber to the swim bladder.  Average number of gill rakers on the first arch, 30.7; predorsal scales, 31.1 on the average.  Branchiostegal rays:  11-14 (Ref. 36576).	

	

	



				

	















 

















	

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	A true oceanic species, not bound to coastal waters at any period of its life (Ref. 9843).This species is the only halfbeak that doesn
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
Dangerous: harmless
Coordinator: Collette, Bruce B.
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