Family : Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) , subfamily: Hemiramphinae
Order : Beloniformes (needle fishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Sind halfbeak
Fish Name : Hyporhamphus sindensis
Max size : 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. )
Environment : pelagic-neritic
Climate : subtropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution : Western Indian Ocean.
Diagnosis :
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Collette, Bruce B.
Main Ref : Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz. 1997. (Ref. 13710)
India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses
