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Longfin garfish

Euleptorhamphus viridis (van Hasselt, 1823)

Status not recordedbony fish

The longfin garfish (Euleptorhamphus viridis) is a species in the family Hemiramphidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the longfin 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 longfin garfish live?

Not recorded

Is the longfin 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 longfin garfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyHemiramphidae
  6. genusEuleptorhamphus
  7. SpeciesEuleptorhamphus viridis (van Hasselt, 1823)

Synonyms Euleptorhamphus brevoortii, Euleptorhamphus longicornis, Euleptorhamphus longirostris, Hemiramphus longirostris, Hemiramphus macrorhynchus, Hemiramphus tweediei, Hemiramphus viridis, Hemirhamphus elongatus, Hemirhamphus longirostris, Hemirhamphus viridis

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Long-beaked garfishEnglish
  • Long-finned garfishEnglish
  • Longbeaked garfishEnglish
  • Longfinned halfbeakEnglish
  • Ribbon halfbeakEnglish
  • polozobánka zelenáCzech
  • agujeta alargadaSpanish
  • Demi-bec allongéFrench
  • トウザヨリJapanese
  • Meia-agulha-verdePortuguese
  • Океанический индо-тихоокеанский полурылRussian
  • 學仔Chinese
  • 水針Chinese
  • 補網師Chinese
  • 長吻鱵Chinese
  • 長鱵Chinese
  • 飛烏蛇仔Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longfin garfish

Other species in the same genus Euleptorhamphus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the longfin garfish?

The longfin garfish (Euleptorhamphus viridis) belongs to the family Hemiramphidae in the order Beloniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Longfin garfish (Euleptorhamphus viridis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/longfin-garfish

MLA

“Longfin garfish (Euleptorhamphus viridis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/longfin-garfish.

BibTeX
@misc{longfin_garfish_2026,
  title = {Longfin garfish (Euleptorhamphus viridis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/longfin-garfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}