Diagnostic Description
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Greatly prolonged, beak-like lower jaw; upper jaw short, triangular and without scales; preorbital ridge absent; total number of gill rakers on first gill arch 33-46; pectoral fins long, reaching beyond anterior margin of nasal pit when folded forward; no spots or vertical bars on sides.
- Recorder
- Crispina B. Binohlan
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 15; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 10 - 13; Vertebrae: 52 - 57
- Recorder
- Crispina B. Binohlan
Biology
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Inhabits coastal waters rich in vegetation (Ref. 5213). Found more offshore than other species of Hemiramphus in the western central Pacific; juveniles and immature individuals are relatively common far from shore, usually among floating plants (Ref. 9843). Caught by set-net.
Importance
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fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus
分布
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分布於印度-西太平洋區,西起印度洋,東至薩摩亞,北至日本南部,南至新幾內亞。臺灣各清澈水域皆可發現。
利用
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主要漁期在春夏季節,可利用流刺網、定置網等漁法捕獲,肉質味美,可用油煎或碳烤,是很好的下酒菜。
描述
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體延長,側扁,標準體長為頭長之4.1-4.4倍。眼前脊缺如。上頜短,突出成三角形,其上無鱗;下頜突出如喙,其長不小於頭長;鋤骨及舌上無齒。鼻窩內具一圓形或扇形嗅瓣。第一鰓弓上鰓耙33-46(通常為36-41)。鰾為多室型。背前鱗數35-43(通常為37-41);側線位低,近腹緣。背鰭與臀鰭對在,臀鰭起點在背鰭第4-5軟條之下方,背鰭具12-15軟條(通常為13或14),臀鰭具10-13軟條(通常為12);雄魚之臀鰭不變形;胸鰭較長,標準體長為胸鰭長之4.8-5.4倍,具
10-12軟條(通常為11);腹鰭短小,後位,其基底與尾鰭基底之間距遠短於其與鰓蓋後緣之間距;尾鰭叉形,下葉長於上葉。體背呈淺灰藍,腹部白色,體側中間有一條銀白色縱帶,無垂直暗斑;喙為黑色,前端具明亮之橘紅色。
棲地
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主要棲息沿岸或島嶼四周較乾淨的水域表層,成群洄游,群數由數十至數百尾為一群,一般皆在水草較多的水域。產卵期在每年4-7月左右。以水層中的浮游動物為主食。
Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Inhabits coastal waters rich in vegetation (Ref. 5213). Found more offshore than other species of @Hemiramphus@ in the western central Pacific; juveniles and immature individuals are relatively common far from shore, usually among floating plants (Ref. 9843). Caught by set-net.
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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