Black-barred halfbeak
Hemiramphus far
- Usual depth1–29 m
- Water temperature18–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Hemiramphus far, the halfbeak, black-barred halfbeak, black-barred garfish, barred halfbeak, barred garfish or spotted halfbeak, is a schooling marine fish belonging to the family Hemiramphidae, the halfbeaks. It has an Indo-Pacific distribution and has invaded the eastern Mediterranean through the Suez Canal.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hemiramphus far”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 20 records
- May: 22 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 74 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–29 m · Deepest record: 914 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black-barred halfbeak, Spotted halfbeak, Barred Garfish, Black-barred Garfish, Blackbarred Garfish, black-barred halfbeak, Blackbarred halfbeak, Needle-fish, Needlefish, spotted halfbeak
Names in 7 more languages
- German
- Flecken-Halbschnabelhecht
- Spanish
- Agujeta, Agujete manchada
- French
- Aiguillette, Demi-bec à taches noires, Demi-bec, Demi-bec bagnard
- Japanese
- Hoshizayori, ホシザヨリ
- Korean
- 검무늬학공치
- Thai
- ปลาตับเต่าลาย
- Simplified Chinese
- 斑鱵, 水針, 簪針, 補網師
Other scientific names: Esox far, Esox gladius, Hemiramphus commersonii, Hemiramphus mocquardianus, Hemirhamphus commersonii, Hemirhamphus far, Hemirhamphus obesus
Similar species
- Halfbeak
Hemiramphus convexus
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,943 open-data records from 1775 to 2023.
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