Hyporhamphus (Reporhamphus) quoyi, NSMT-P 65946, 18.0 cm SL
Hyporhamphus (Reporhamphus) quoyi Valenciennes, 1847
Quoy's halfbeak
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D 14 - 17; P1 11 - 13; A 13 - 17; PDS 36 - 43. Body elongate, subcylndrical. Lower jaw javelin-like, its length up to half of head length; width of upper jaw wider than its length; tip of upper jaw rounded (rather than pointed); bony ridge between eye and nasal fossa. Base of dorsal fin subequal to anal fin base; dorsal and anal fin rays not modified; pelvic fin abdominal; caudal fin forked. Dorsal surface of upper jaw with scales. Color: greenish gray dorsally, silvery ventrally; narrow longitudinal bluish silver stripe on mid-lateral body; tip of lower jaw red. Size: 31.2 cm SL. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Remarks: found in protected bays, and frequently enters estuaries. Schooling fish, feeds on small crustaceans. Esteemed as food fish. Oviparous.
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