American Halfbeak

Tan green dorsally, silvery laterally, fleshy tip of lower jaw red (Ref. 27549).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 17; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 14 - 18

Found inshore, over sandy, vegetated areas. Feeds on algae and small organisms.

Found inshore, over sandy, vegetated areas (Ref. 27549). Schooling species (Ref. 27549). Feeds on algae and small organisms (Ref. 27549). Used as baitfish where abundant (Ref. 27549). Caught with dip nets (Ref. 27549).

bait: usually

The American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki), also known as Meek's halfbeak, is a halfbeak from the family Hemiramphidae.

Its specific name is in honor of American ichthyologist Seth Eugene Meek (1859-1914).

Feeds on algae and small organisms

Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and throughout the Gulf of Mexico to Yucatán, Mexico

Found inshore, over sandy, vegetated areas.

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