Chriodorus atherinoides

Hardhead halfbeak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Chriodorus
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882
Species: C. atherinoides
Binomial name
Chriodorus atherinoides
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882

The hardhead halfbeak, Chriodorus atherinoides, is a species of halfbeak found in coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from southern USA to Mexico including Cuba and the Bahamas. This species is euryhaline and frequently migrates up rivers. It is of no commercial value. Unlike most other halfbeaks, the upper and lower jaws are of a similar size.

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