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Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Etymology: Euleptorhamphus: Greek, eu = good + Greek, leptos = thin + greek, rhamphos = bill, peak (Ref. 45335).
Taxonomic Remarks
Original combination and spelling Eschmeyer, pers. comm.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 1 m (Ref. 58302). Subtropical
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii (Ref. 583) and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Australia, New Zealand and Kermadec Islands (Ref. 8879). Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 2850).
Lunghezza alla prima maturità / Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?, range 25 - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 55763); common length : 30.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9306)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 21 - 25; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 20 - 25; Vertebre: 70 - 75. Body very elongate; lower jaw very prolonged; upper jaw short, triangular, and scaly; teeth present on vomer and tongue; dorsal fin with 22 to 25 rays; anal fin with 22 to 24 rays; pectoral fins long, with 8 or 9 rays; back iridescent blue green; belly silvery (Ref. 55763). Fins unpigmented (Ref. 4164).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Usually oceanic but enters large open bays (Ref. 2850). Found around islands (Ref. 9306). Capable of jumping out of the water and gliding above the surface (Ref. 9306).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Collette, B.B. and J. Su, 1986. The halfbeaks (Pisces, Beloniformes, Hemiramphidae) of the Far East. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 138(1):250-301. (Ref. 10943)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 20.2 - 29.2, mean 26.9 °C (based on 43417 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 167 [64, 396] mg/100g; Iron = 1.55 [0.67, 3.54] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [15.7, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.224 [0.091, 0.652] g/100g; Selenium = 10.7 [4.1, 29.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 21.4 [5.4, 94.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.862 [0.517, 1.441] mg/100g (wet weight);
