Hemirhamphodon
Encyclopedia
Hemirhamphodon is a genus
of halfbeak
found in peaty and lowland forest streams in Southeast Asia
. Six species are known, all relatively small, the largest species being about 10 cm in length. These fish are viviparous and are sometimes kept as aquarium
fish, but otherwise have no commercial value.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of halfbeak
Halfbeak
The halfbeaks are a geographically widespread and numerically abundant family of epipelagic fish inhabiting warm waters around the world. The family Hemiramphidae is divided into two subfamilies, the primarily marine Hemiramphinae and the freshwater or estuarine Zenarchopterinae...
found in peaty and lowland forest streams in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
. Six species are known, all relatively small, the largest species being about 10 cm in length. These fish are viviparous and are sometimes kept as aquarium
Fishkeeping
Fishkeeping is a popular hobby concerned with keeping fish in a home aquarium or garden pond. There is also a fishkeeping industry, as a branch of agriculture.-Types of fishkeeping systems:...
fish, but otherwise have no commercial value.
Species
- Hemirhamphodon chrysopunctatus
- Hemirhamphodon kapuasensis
- Hemirhamphodon kuekenthali
- Hemirhamphodon phaiosoma
- Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus
- Hemirhamphodon tengah