Euleptorhamphus
| Euleptorhamphus Temporal range: 11–0 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemiramphinae |
| Genus: | Euleptorhamphus T. N. Gill, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Euleptorhamphus brevoortii T. N. Gill, 1859 | |
Euleptorhamphus is a genus of halfbeaks (family Hemiramphidae) in the order Beloniformes.[2][3][4]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [5]
- Euleptorhamphus velox Poey, 1868 (Flying halfbeak)
- Euleptorhamphus viridis (van Hasselt, 1823) (Ribbon halfbeak)
Both of these species are marine. E. velox occurs in coastal and oceanic waters from the western Atlantic from New England south through the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to Recife, Brazil and eastern Atlantic from the Cape Verde Islands, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria.[2][3] E. viridis is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific.[2] It is usually oceanic, but enters large open bays and is also found around islands.[4]
E. velox may reach up to 61.0 centimetres (24.0 in) TL.[3] E. viridis may grow up to 53.0 cm (20.9 in) TL.[4]
E. viridis is able to jump out of the water and glide over the surface.[4]
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- 1 2 3 Collette, Bruce B. (February 2004). "Family Hemiramphidae Gill 1859 -- halfbeaks" (PDF). California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklist of Fishes.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Euleptorhamphus velox" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
- 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Euleptorhamphus viridis" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Euleptorhamphus in FishBase. June 2012 version.