Oxyporhamphus micropterus

Oxyporhamphus micropterus, Smallwing Flyingfish. Source: FAO 2002.
Oxyporhamphus micropterus, Smallwing Flyingfish.
Source: FAO 2002.
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
HemiramphidaeOxyporhamphus micropterus(Valenciennes)1847Smallwing Flyingfish

Note: Considered by some authors to be in the family Exocoetidae (FAO 2002).

Oxyporhamphus micropterus

Unique Characters: Lower jaw not noticeably elongate. Total gill rakers on first arch 30-35. Pectoral fins long; pectoral-fin soft rays 11-13. Greenish blue dorsally. Silvery sides and abdomen.

Similar Species: Hardhead Halfbeak, Chirodorus atherinoides. Lower jaw not noticeably elongate. Total gill rakers on first arch 19-23. Pectoral fins short; pectoral-fin soft rays usually 13 or 14.

Chirodorus atherinoides, Hardhead Halfbeak. Source: FAO 2002.
Chirodorus atherinoides, Hardhead Halfbeak.
Source: FAO 2002.

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