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Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Actinopterygii
order
Beloniformes
family
Hemiramphidae
genus
Hemiramphus
species
Hemiramphus brasiliensis

Name

Synonyms
Esox brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758
Hemiramphus brownii Valenciennes, 1847
Hemirhamphus brasiliensis
Hemirhamphus filamentosus Poey, 1860
Macrognathus brevirostris Gronow, 1854
Homonyms
Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Agujeta in Spanish
Agujeta in Spanish
Agujeta brasileña in Spanish
Agujeta brasileña in Spanish
Agujeta brasileña in Spanish
Agujeta del Brasil in Spanish
Agulha in Portuguese
Agulha in Portuguese
Agulha-crioula in Portuguese
Agulha-preta in Portuguese
Agulha-rabo-de-fogo in Portuguese
Agulhinha in Portuguese
Baiaju in Spanish
Balahu in English
Balaju in Spanish
Balajú in Spanish
Balajú in Spanish
Balao in English
Balao in Spanish
Balao in Spanish
Balaou queue jaune in French
Balaou queue jaune in French
Balau chiki in language.
Ballyhoo in English
Ballyhoo in English
Ballyhoo in English
Ballyhoo in English
Ballyhoo in English
Ballyhoo in English
Ballyhoo in English
Ballyhoo halfbeak in English
Boca largu in language.
Bokalargu in language.
Brasiliannokkakala in Finnish
Brasiliansk halvnæb in Danish
Cangira in Portuguese
Dayinoudéké in language.
Demi-bec in French
Demi-bec brésilien in French
Demi-bec du Brésil in French
Escribano in Spanish
Escribano in Spanish
Escribano de aletas rojas in Spanish
Farnangaio in Portuguese
Farnangalho in Portuguese
Gar in English
Half beak in English
Half beaks in English
Halfbeak in English
Halfbeak in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Claro, Rodolfo, and Lynne R. Parenti / Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and L. R. Parenti, eds., 2001: Chapter 2: The Marine Ichthyofauna of Cuba. Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba. 21-57.
  2. Collette, Bruce B., 2004: Family Hemiramphidae Gill 1859: Halfbeaks. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes, no. 22. 1-35.
  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (12/2019).
  4. McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  5. Murdy, Edward O., Ray S. Birdsong, and John A. Musick, 1997: null. Fishes of Chesapeake Bay. xi + 324.
  6. Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
  7. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. 183.
  8. Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp.
  9. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
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