American halfbeak
American halfbeak | |
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American halfbeak (H. meeki) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Hemiramphidae |
Genus: | Hyporhamphus |
Species: | H. meeki |
Binomial name | |
Hyporhamphus meeki Banford & Collette, 1993[1] | |
The American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki) is a halfbeak from the Hemiramphidae family.[2]
The second part of its binomial name is in honor of American ichthyologist Seth Eugene Meek.
References
- ↑ Hyporhamphus meeki - The Taxonomicon Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Hyporhamphus meeki" in FishBase. 8 2012 version.
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