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Dussumier's garfish

Hyporhamphus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1847)

Status not recordedbony fish

The dussumier's garfish (Hyporhamphus dussumieri) is a species in the family Hemiramphidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the dussumier's 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 dussumier's garfish live?

Not recorded

Is the dussumier's 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 dussumier's garfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyHemiramphidae
  6. genusHyporhamphus
  7. SpeciesHyporhamphus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1847)

Synonyms Hemiramphus dussumieri, Hemiramphus laticeps, Hemiramphus reynaldi, Hemirhamphus laticeps, Hyporhamphus dussumierii, Hyporhamphus laticeps, Hyporhamphus samoensis

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Dussumier's halfbeakEnglish
  • Slender garfishEnglish
  • polozobánka DussumierovaCzech
  • Demi-bec de DussumierFrench
  • マルサヨリJapanese
  • Meia-agulha-do-Indo-PacíficoPortuguese
  • Рифовый полурыл ДюссюмьеRussian
  • ปลาตับเต่าปากแดงThai
  • 針Chinese
  • 刺針Chinese
  • 杜氏下鱵Chinese
  • 杜氏下鱵魚Chinese
  • 水針Chinese
  • 補網師Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dussumier's 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

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the dussumier's garfish?

The dussumier's garfish (Hyporhamphus dussumieri) 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). Dussumier's garfish (Hyporhamphus dussumieri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dussumiers-garfish

MLA

“Dussumier's garfish (Hyporhamphus dussumieri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dussumiers-garfish.

BibTeX
@misc{dussumiers_garfish_2026,
  title = {Dussumier's garfish (Hyporhamphus dussumieri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dussumiers-garfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}