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Euleptorhamphus velox Poey, 1868 Flying halfbeak |
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photo by
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| Family: | Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) | |||
| Max. size: | 61 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range - 0 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Gulf of Guinea and Nigeria. Western Atlantic: Rhode Island, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Antilles (Ref. 26340) and Brazil (Ref. 7251); including the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 4497). Record from Namibia may belong to Indo-Pacific species Euleptorhamphus viridis. | |||
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| Biology: | Occurs in coastal and oceanic waters (Ref. 2683). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 August 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||