Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Ballyhoo
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Ballyhoo
Category: Halfbeaks
Scientific Name: Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Size: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 0-30 ft. (0-10 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Beloniformes (Order)
     └Hemiramphidae (Family)
      └Hemiramphus (Genus)

Silvery fishes
Halfbeaks

Ballyhoo



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