WoRMS taxon details
Hyporhamphus affinis (Günther, 1866)
213170 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213170)
accepted
Species
Hemiramphus affinis Günther, 1866 · unaccepted
Hemiramphus australensis Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Hemirhamphus affinis Günther, 1866 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Hemirhamphus delagoae Barnard, 1925 · unaccepted
Hyporhamphus delagoae (Barnard, 1925) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Hemirhamphus affinis Günther, 1866) Günther, A. (1866). Catalogue of fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum. 6: i-xv + 1-368. [details]
Description Found chiefly around coral reefs and islands but extends a little further from shore than @Hyporhamphus (R.) dussumieri@...
Description Found chiefly around coral reefs and islands but extends a little further from shore than @Hyporhamphus (R.) dussumieri@ which has a similar range (Ref. 10943). Found in schools at the surface of lagoons and seaward reefs of oceanic islands and atolls (Ref. 9710). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Hyporhamphus affinis (Günther, 1866). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213170 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hemirhamphus affinis Günther, 1866) Günther, A. (1866). Catalogue of fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum. 6: i-xv + 1-368. [details]
original description (of Hemirhamphus delagoae Barnard, 1925) Barnard, K. H. (1925). Descriptions of new species of marine fishes from S. Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9).</em> 15 (86) (56): 498-504. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Hemirhamphus delagoae Barnard, 1925) Barnard, K. H. (1925). Descriptions of new species of marine fishes from S. Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9).</em> 15 (86) (56): 498-504. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Turkey (Nation) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]Introduced species vector dispersal in Lebanese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
Unreviewed
Description Found chiefly around coral reefs and islands but extends a little further from shore than @Hyporhamphus (R.) dussumieri@ which has a similar range (Ref. 10943). Found in schools at the surface of lagoons and seaward reefs of oceanic islands and atolls (Ref. 9710). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | tropical halfbeak | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hyporhamphus delagoae (Barnard, 1925))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hemiramphus australensis Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hemirhamphus delagoae Barnard, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Hemirhamphus affinis Günther, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Hemiramphus affinis Günther, 1866)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hyporhamphus affinis)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemiramphus affinis Günther, 1866)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Hemiramphus australensis Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemirhamphus affinis Günther, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Hyporhamphus delagoae (Barnard, 1925))
To FishBase (from synonym Hemirhamphus delagoae Barnard, 1925)
To FishBase images (Hyporhamphus affinis, South Africa, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Hemirhamphus affinis Günther, 1866)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hyporhamphus affinis USNM 408261 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hyporhamphus affinis USNM 408513 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hyporhamphus delagoae (Barnard, 1925))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hemiramphus australensis Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hemirhamphus delagoae Barnard, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Hemirhamphus affinis Günther, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Hemiramphus affinis Günther, 1866)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hyporhamphus affinis)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemiramphus affinis Günther, 1866)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Hemiramphus australensis Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemirhamphus affinis Günther, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Hyporhamphus delagoae (Barnard, 1925))
To FishBase (from synonym Hemirhamphus delagoae Barnard, 1925)
To FishBase images (Hyporhamphus affinis, South Africa, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Hemirhamphus affinis Günther, 1866)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hyporhamphus affinis USNM 408261 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hyporhamphus affinis USNM 408513 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
