| American halfbeak | |
|---|---|
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| American halfbeak (H. meeki) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Hyporhamphus |
| Species: | H. meeki |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyporhamphus meeki | |
The American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki), also known as Meek's halfbeak, is a halfbeak from the family Hemiramphidae.[3]
Its specific name is in honor of American ichthyologist Seth Eugene Meek (1859-1914).[4]
References
- ↑ Collette, B.B.; Aiken, K.A.; Polanco Fernandez, A. (2019). "Hyporhamphus meeki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191197A86402805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191197A86402805.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Hyporhamphus meeki - The Taxonomicon Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Hyporhamphus meeki" in FishBase. 8 2012 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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