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Hyporhamphus gernaerti (Valenciennes, 1847)

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China country information

Common names: 水針, 水针, 简氏下鱵
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from China's coast (47843), including Guangdong Province (Ref. 41252). Known known from Denghai county of Hanjiang river system; Jieyang county of Rongjiang river system; Xinhui county Yanan, Sanjiang, Zhongshan city Nanmeng, Doumen county; others 28 specimens from Zhuhai city in Guangdong Province(Ref.41252).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B. and J. Su, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Etymology: Hyporhamphus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, rhamphos = beak, bill (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री; गहराई सीमा 0 - ? m.   Subtropical

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