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Balinese garfish

Hyporhamphus balinensis (Bleeker, 1858)

Status not recordedbony fish

The balinese garfish (Hyporhamphus balinensis) is a species in the family Hemiramphidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the balinese garfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the balinese garfish live?

Not recorded

Is the balinese garfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the balinese garfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyHemiramphidae
  6. genusHyporhamphus
  7. SpeciesHyporhamphus balinensis (Bleeker, 1858)

Synonyms Hemiramphus balinensis

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • polozobánka baliskáCzech
  • കോലാന്Malayalam
  • Meia-agulha-balinêsPortuguese
  • Балийский нижнерылRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the balinese garfish

Other species in the same genus Hyporhamphus.

Halfbeak

Hyporhamphus sajori

HemiramphidaeNo free photo yet

Piper

Hyporhamphus ihi

HemiramphidaeNo free photo yet

Garfish

Hyporhamphus intermedius

HemiramphidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBalinese garfish vs HalfbeakBalinese garfish vs Tropical garfishBalinese garfish vs Congaturi halfbeakBalinese garfish vs Piper

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the balinese garfish?

The balinese garfish (Hyporhamphus balinensis) belongs to the family Hemiramphidae in the order Beloniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Balinese garfish (Hyporhamphus balinensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/balinese-garfish

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BibTeX
@misc{balinese_garfish_2026,
  title = {Balinese garfish (Hyporhamphus balinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/balinese-garfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}