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Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ballyhoo halfbeak
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Virgin Islands (US) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Common just below the surface in shallow water or skimming the surface. Feeds on seagrasses and some fishes. Used as trolling bait. Grows to 39.6 cm (Ref. 26180).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/vq.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ogden, J.C., J.A. Yntema and I. Clavijo, 1975
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Etymology: Hemiramphus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, rhamphos = bill, peak (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 5 m (Ref. 3723), usually 0 - 2 m (Ref. 40849).   Subtropical; 43°N - 13°S

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Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 3723); absent in Bermuda. Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde and Dakar, Senegal to Luanda, Angola (Ref. 4497).

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 19.3  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2683); common length : 35.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3633); publicerad maxvikt: 200.00 g (Ref. 5217)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 13 - 14; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 12 - 13. No ridge between nostril and eye (Ref. 26938).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

An inshore, surface-dwelling species forming sizeable schools (Ref. 3723). Feeds mainly on sea grasses and small fishes (Ref. 3723). Mainly used as bait for offshore game fishes such as sailfishes and marlins; utilized as a food fish in the West Indies (Ref. 3723).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 August 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)




Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; bete: usually
FAO(fiskeri: produktion; publication : search) | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 20.5 - 28.1, mean 27.3 (based on 858 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00278 - 0.00520), b=3.08 (3.02 - 3.14), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  2.3   ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.58 questionable; assuming tmax>3).
Prior r = 0.46, 95% CL = 0.31 - 0.69, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.