Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus
Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus or Malabar halfbeak is a halfbeak of the family Hemiramphidae of the order Beloniformes.
| Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Rhynchorhamphus |
| Species: | R. malabaricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus | |
It is one of the four recognized species of the genus Rhynchorhamphus and can be found along the Western Indian Ocean, from southern India to Sri Lanka.[2]
References
- R. malabaricus - The Taxonomicon
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus" in FishBase. 8 2012 version.
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