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Hyporhamphus yuri Collette & Parin, 1978 |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) | |||
| Max. size: | 25 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range - 0 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: known only from Okinawa and the adjacent island of Ie. Reported from Taiwan (Ref. 5193). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-18; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-19; Vertebrae: 59-61. Upper jaw longer than in Hyporhamphus balinensis and Hyporhamphus affinis, its length almost equal to its width; vertebrae 58 or more; preorbital bone 1.1-1.6 times in diameter of orbit. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||