Family : Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) , subfamily: Hemiramphinae
Order : Beloniformes  (needle fishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Red-tipped halfbeak
Fish Name : Hyporhamphus xanthopterus
Max size : 15.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 43081)
Environment : pelagic-neritic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Kerala, India.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabit estuaries (Ref. 4833), rivers (Ref. 43641) and marine waters (Ref. 45255). Frequently found in mangrove areas (Ref. 43081)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Collette, Bruce B.
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Red tipped half-beak, കോലാന്, Kolaan, Vembanad halfbeak
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses : no uses