WoRMS taxon details
Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
159279 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159279)
accepted
Species
Esox brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Hemiramphus brownii Valenciennes, 1847 · unaccepted
Hemirhamphus brasiliensis · unaccepted (genus misspelling)
Hemirhamphus filamentosus Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Macrognathus brevirostris Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Esox brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
[request]
[request]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea; absent in Bermuda
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea; absent in Bermuda [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159279 on 2026-07-09
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
(of Hemiramphus brownii Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-neuvième. Suite du livre dix-neuvième. Brochets ou Lucioïdes. Livre vingtième. De quelques familles de Malacoptérygiens, intermédiaires entre les Brochets et les Clupes. 19: i-xix + 1-544 + 6 pp. Pls. 554-590. [details]
original description (of Esox brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
original description (of Esox brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds mainly on sea grasses and small fishes [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea; absent in Bermuda [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat An inshore, surface-dwelling species forming sizeable schools. [details]
Importance Bait [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | ballyhoo halfbeakballyhoo | [details] |
| French | demi-bec brésilien | [details] |
| Spanish | agujeta brasileña | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Hemirhamphus filamentosus Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Hemiramphus brownii Valenciennes, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Macrognathus brevirostris Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Esox brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hemiramphus brasiliensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Hemiramphus brownii Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemirhamphus filamentosus Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Esox brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Macrognathus brevirostris Gronow, 1854)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemirhamphus brasiliensis P12287 illustration)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Hemirhamphus filamentosus Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Hemiramphus brownii Valenciennes, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Macrognathus brevirostris Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Esox brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hemiramphus brasiliensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Hemiramphus brownii Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemirhamphus filamentosus Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Esox brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Macrognathus brevirostris Gronow, 1854)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemirhamphus brasiliensis P12287 illustration)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
