About Hyporhamphus meeki Banford & Collette, 1993
Hyporhamphus meeki Banford & Collette, 1993 is a halfbeak species belonging to the family Hemiramphidae. It is commonly known as the American halfbeak, and is also called Meek's halfbeak. Its specific name was given to honor Seth Eugene Meek (1859-1914), an American ichthyologist.