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Oxyporhamphus micropterus

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Species of fish

Oxyporhamphus micropterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Oxyporhamphus
Species: O. micropterus
Binomial name
Oxyporhamphus micropterus
(Valenciennes, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Exocoetus micropterus Valenciennes, 1847
  • Evolantia micropterus (Valenciennes, 1847)
  • Hemiramphus argenteus Bennett, 1840
  • Hemiramphus cuspidatus Valenciennes, 1847

Oxyporhamphus micropterus is a species of halfbeak found in the tropical oceans. Some sources elevate the two subspecies to species rank. Others classify it in the monotypic genus Oxyporhamphus. This taxon is found in the Indo-Pacific region where it is a pelagic, oceanodromous species. It was described by Achille Valenciennes as Exocoetus micropterus in 1847, with the type locality of King George Sound, Western Australia.


References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxyporhamphus micropterus". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). Oxyporhamphus "Species in genus 'Oxyporhamphus'". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Exocoetus micropterus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Oxyporhamphus micropterus


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