Hyporhamphus meeki Banford & Collette, 1993 is a animal in the Hemiramphidae family, order Beloniformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hyporhamphus meeki Banford & Collette, 1993

Hyporhamphus meeki Banford & Collette, 1993

Hyporhamphus meeki is a Hemiramphidae halfbeak, called American or Meek's halfbeak, named for American ichthyologist Seth Eugene Meek.

Family
Genus
Hyporhamphus
Order
Beloniformes
Class

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.

Photo: (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Emilio Concari · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Beloniformes Hemiramphidae Hyporhamphus

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