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Gaimard's garfish

Hyporhamphus neglectissimus Parin, Collette & Shcherbachev, 1980

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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

Not recorded

Is the gaimard'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 gaimard's garfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyHemiramphidae
  6. genusHyporhamphus
  7. SpeciesHyporhamphus neglectissimus Parin, Collette & Shcherbachev, 1980
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Australian neglected halfbeakEnglish
  • Black-tipped garfishEnglish
  • Neglected garfishEnglish
  • polozobánka puntíkatáCzech
  • Meia-agulha-de-ponta-pretaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gaimard'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

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What kind of animal is the gaimard's garfish?

The gaimard's garfish (Hyporhamphus neglectissimus) 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). Gaimard's garfish (Hyporhamphus neglectissimus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gaimards-garfish

MLA

“Gaimard's garfish (Hyporhamphus neglectissimus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gaimards-garfish.

BibTeX
@misc{gaimards_garfish_2026,
  title = {Gaimard's garfish (Hyporhamphus neglectissimus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gaimards-garfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}