Duck-billed Garfish
Rhynchorhamphus georgii
- Usual depth0–0 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by coenobita · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Rhynchorhamphus georgii or long-billed halfbeak is a halfbeak of the family Hemiramphidae of the order Beloniformes.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Rhynchorhamphus georgii”, 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: 3 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–0 m · Deepest record: 0.3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Photos
(c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Duck-billed Garfish, Duckbill garfish, George's halfbeak, Half beak, Halfbeak, Half beak Gar fish, Long-billed garfish, Long billed half beak, Long billed halfbeak, Longbill halfbeak, longjawed garfish, Long-jawed garfish, spatula garfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Filipino
- Buging, Bugiw, Buguing, Burog, Kansusuwit
- French
- Demi-bec uni
- Simplified Chinese
- 乔氏吻鱵, 乔氏吻鱵鱼, 乔氏鱵, 喬氏吻鱵, 喬氏吻鱵魚, 喬氏鱵, 水針, 補網師
Other scientific names: Hemiramphus eclancheri, Hemiramphus georgii, Hemiramphus leucopterus, Hemiramphus russeli, Hemirhamphus cantori, Hemirhamphus georgii, Hemirhamphus plumatus, Hyporhamphus georgi, Hyporhampus georgii, Loligorhamphus normani
Similar species
Jumping HalfbeakArrhamphus sclerolepis
Black-barred halfbeakHemiramphus far
Lutke's halbeakHemiramphus lutkei
Dussumier's halfbeakHyporhamphus dussumieri
Dusky GarfishHyporhamphus melanochir
Half-beakHyporhamphus quoyi
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).
- 58 open-data records from 1846 to 2009.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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