Ballyhoo
Hyporhamphus australis
- Usual depth23.5 m
- Water temperature16–23 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Lek Khauv, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Hyporhamphus australis is a halfbeak garfish from the family Hemiramphidae. It is found in Australian waters. Also recorded at Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. The species involve in schooling as an adaptation method
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hyporhamphus australis”, 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: 22 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 30 records
- April: 30 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 37 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 25 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 24 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 23.5 m · Deepest record: 23.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–23 °C
Photos
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Niki Hubbard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Ballyhoo, Beakie, Eastern Garfish, Eastern Sea garfish, Gardie, Pencil Gar, Sea Gar, Sea Garfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 澳洲下鱵
Other scientific names: Hemiramphus australis, Hemiramphus trilineatus, Hemirhamphus australis
Similar species
Dussumier's halfbeakHyporhamphus dussumieri
Dusky GarfishHyporhamphus melanochir
Half-beakHyporhamphus quoyi
Atlantic silverstripe halfbeakHyporhamphus unifasciatus
Acute HalfbeakHyporhamphus acutus
Tropical halfbeakHyporhamphus affinis
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).
- 349 open-data records from 1906 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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