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Hyporhamphus balinensis  (Bleeker, 1858)

Balinese garfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Buging, Kansusuwit
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B., 1999
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Balinese halfbeak, I'usila, Buging, ... more

Main reference

Collette, B.B. 1999. (Ref. 9843)
 References | Biblio | Coordinator : Collette, Bruce B. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 16.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9843)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - ? m

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: widespread from the Mozambique channel and southern part of the Red Sea through the Western Central Pacific east to Samoa.
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Short description

Pre dorsal scales 39-41.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

Threat to humans

  Harmless



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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
 PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
 3.0   ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
 High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
 Low vulnerability (12 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
 Unknown