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Macau halfbeak

Hyporhamphus gernaerti (Valenciennes, 1847)

Status not recordedbony fish

The macau halfbeak (Hyporhamphus gernaerti) is a species in the family Hemiramphidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the macau halfbeak

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 macau halfbeak live?

Not recorded

Is the macau halfbeak 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 macau halfbeak classified?

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

Synonyms Hemiramphus gernaerti, Hemirhamphus peitaihoensis

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • polozobánka macaoCzech
  • Meia-agulha-de-MacauPortuguese
  • 水針Chinese
  • 簡氏下鱵Chinese
  • 簡氏下鱵魚Chinese
  • 補網師Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the macau halfbeak

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 macau halfbeak?

The macau halfbeak (Hyporhamphus gernaerti) 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). Macau halfbeak (Hyporhamphus gernaerti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/macau-halfbeak

MLA

“Macau halfbeak (Hyporhamphus gernaerti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/macau-halfbeak.

BibTeX
@misc{macau_halfbeak_2026,
  title = {Macau halfbeak (Hyporhamphus gernaerti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/macau-halfbeak},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}