Family :Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks),subfamily: Zenarchopterinae
Order : Beloniformes (needle fishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fish Name : Zenarchopterus ectuntio
Max size : 18.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050)
Environment : pelagic
Climate:tropical
Global Importance :fisheries: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
DistributionAsia: India to Australia and north to Hong Kong.
Biology :Asia: India to Australia and north to Hong Kong.
Threatened :
Dangerous :harmless

India country information

Common Names : Ectuntio halfbeak
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish
Uses : no uses