Balao halfbeak

Balao halfbeak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hemiramphus
Species:
H. balao
Binomial name
Hemiramphus balao
Lesueur, 1821
Synonyms
  • Hemiramphus guineensis Bleeker, 1863
  • Hemiramphus pleii Valenciennes, 1847
  • Hemiramphus vittatus Valenciennes, 1843
  • Hemiramphus macrochirus Poey, 1860

The Balao halfbeak (Hemiramphus balao), occasionally called the Balao for short, is an ocean-going species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae. It was first described by the French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1821. They are used as cut bait and for trolling purposes by saltwater sportsmen.[2][3]

  1. ^ Collette, B.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Aiken, K.A. (2015). "Hemiramphus balao". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15521875A15603425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15521875A15603425.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ McBride, Richard S., Lisa Foushee, and Behzad Mahmoudi. 1996. Florida's Halfbeak, "Hemiramphus" spp., Bait Fishery [1] Marine Fisheries Review. 58(1-2): 29-38.
  3. ^ McBride, Richard S.. 2001. Landings, value, and fishing effort for halfbeaks, "Hemiramphus" spp., in the South Florida Lampara Net Fishery [2] Proceedings of the 52nd Gulf Caribbean Fisheries Institute. 52: 103-115.