Melapedalion breve
Melapedalion breve | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Hemiramphidae |
Subfamily: | Hemiramphinae |
Genus: | Melapedalion Fowler, 1934 |
Species: | M. breve |
Binomial name | |
Melapedalion breve (Seale, 1910) | |
Melapedalion breve, the Philippine snubnose halfbeak, is a species of halfbeak. It is a coastal species that originates from the South China and Sulu Seas around the Philippines and Malaysia.[1] It grows to about 22.7 centimetres (8.9 in) SL.[1] It is monotypic of its genus.
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Melapedalion breve" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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