Lutke's halbeak
Hemiramphus lutkei
- Usual depth10 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and October
- How commonOccasional
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Photos
(c) renjus box, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Lutke's halbeak, Lutke's halfbeak
Names in 4 more languages
- French
- Demi-bec de Lutke
- Japanese
- Nan-yosayori, ナンヨウサヨリ
- Thai
- ปลาตับเต่าเรียว
- Simplified Chinese
- 南洋鱵, 水針, 無斑鱵, 補網師, 長尾針
Other scientific names: Hemiramphus fasciatus, Hemiramphus japonicus, Hemiramphus lukei
Similar species
Black-barred halfbeakHemiramphus far
Polynesian HalfbeakHemiramphus depauperatus
- Jumping halfbeak
Hemiramphus archipelagicus
- Halfbeak
Hemiramphus convexus
- barred halfbeak
Hemiramphus marginatus
- flatsided garfish
Hemiramphus robustus
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).
- 1,041 open-data records from 1847 to 2008.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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