Common Name
Collette's Halfbeak
Year Described
Banford, 2010
Identification
Dorsal Fin: 13-16 (usually 14-15)
Anal Fin: 15-18 (usually 16-17)
Pectoral Fin: 9-10
Pelvic Fin: 6
Gill Rakers: 26-32
Body relatively slender. Preorbital ridge present and snout covered in scales. Lower jaw elongate. Pectoral fin relatively short: does not extend past nasal opening when depressed forward*. Caudal fin moderately forked, with lower lobe enlarged.
Color
Body silvery with a greenish back and a silvery lateral stripe. Lower jaw tipped with red.
Size
Maximum size to 168mm SL.
Habitat
Inshore sandy areas near the surface.
Range
Endemic to Bermuda.
References
Banford, H. M. 2010. Hyporhamphus collettei, a new species of inshore halfbeak (Hemiramphidae) endemic to Bermuda, with comments on the biogeography of the Hyporhamphus unifasciatus species group. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 123 (no. 4): 345-358.
Other Notes
An insular sister species to Hyporhamphus unifasciatus.