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Chriodorus atherinoides in Bahamas
Hardhead halfbeak

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Chriodorus atherinoides   Goode & Bean, 1882
Family:	Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) , subfamily: Hemiramphinae			picture (Chath_u0.jpg) by Hernandez Albernas, J.I.
Order:	Beloniformes  (needle fishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Hardhead halfbeak
Max. size:	25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7251)
Environment:	pelagic-neritic
Climate:	subtropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Cuba and Yucatan, Mexico.
Biology:	Forms schools in bays and waterways, especially around seagrass beds
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Collette, Bruce B.
Main Ref:	Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)
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Bahamas country information
Common names:	Hardhead halfbeak		Ref:  Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
Status:	native		Ref:  Barton, M and C. Wilmhoff, 1996
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	On Andros island, this species was also found in the freshwater Lake Forsythe as well as in the Great Bahama bank. Found in bodies of water that are virtually landlocked and hence likely to be freshwater adapted (Ref. 26362).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bf.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.caricom-fisheries.com/bahamas-fisheries
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Casal, Christine Marie V.

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