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Hyporhamphus mexicanus Álvarez, 1959

Mexican halfbeak
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Guatemala country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in freshwater streams and lagoons of the Usumacinta River drainage in Petén (Ref. 40614).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pajarito mexicano, 墨西哥下鱵鱼, 墨西哥下鱵魚, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Etymology: Hyporhamphus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, rhamphos = beak, bill (Ref. 45335).

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

Freshwater; pelagic; depth range 0 - ? m.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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