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Occurs in inshore waters. A tropical species found within the 24°C isotherm. Placement in Exocoetidae follows Ref. 13705.
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fisheries: commercial
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Oxyporhamphus similis

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Oxyporhamphus similis, the false halfbeak, is a species of halfbeak from the family Hemiramphidae which is found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic.[2] In the eastern Atlantic its distribution extends from Cape Verde to Angola while in the western Atlantic it occurs from New York State south through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico to Recife in Brazil.[1] This species was described by the Danish ichthyologist Anton Frederik Bruun in 1935,[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Collette, B.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Aiken, K.A. (2015). "Oxyporhamphus similis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15521934A15603435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15521934A15603435.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Oxyporhamphus similis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Oxyporhamphus micropterus similis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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Oxyporhamphus similis: Brief Summary

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Oxyporhamphus similis, the false halfbeak, is a species of halfbeak from the family Hemiramphidae which is found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic. In the eastern Atlantic its distribution extends from Cape Verde to Angola while in the western Atlantic it occurs from New York State south through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico to Recife in Brazil. This species was described by the Danish ichthyologist Anton Frederik Bruun in 1935,

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