Oxyporhamphus
micropterus similis
Bruun, 1935
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Family:
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Hemiramphidae
(Halfbeaks)
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Order:
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Beloniformes
(needle fishes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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False halfbeak |
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Max. size:
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18.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2683) |
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Environment: |
pelagic; marine
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde to about Luanda, Angola. Western Atlantic: [Florida, USA according to Ref. 4479] North Carolina (Ref. 47377). south to Brazil. Nominative subspecies circumtropical in Indo-Pacific.
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Biology: |
Occurs in inshore waters. A tropical species found within the 24°C isotherm. Placement in Exocoetidae follows Ref. 13705.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Collette, Bruce B.
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