Halfbeak
Hemiramphus convexus
- Usual depth27–1,280 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and October
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 27–1,280 m · Deepest record: 1,280.2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Halfbeak
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- クロビレサヨリトビウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 小烏, 短嘴水針, 草螟仔, 黑鰭飛鱵
Other scientific names: Hemiramphus bruuni, Hemirhamphus convexus, Oxyporhamphus convexus, Oxyporhamphus meristocystis
Similar species
- Black-barred halfbeak
Hemiramphus far
- barred halfbeak
Hemiramphus marginatus
- Jumping Halfbeak
Arrhamphus sclerolepis
- Dussumier's halfbeak
Hyporhamphus dussumieri
- Half-beak
Hyporhamphus quoyi
- Atlantic silverstripe halfbeak
Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 57 open-data records from 1947 to 1987.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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