Oxyporhamphus micropterus information

Oxyporhamphus micropterus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Hemiramphidae
Genus:	Oxyporhamphus
Species:	O. micropterus
Binomial name
	Oxyporhamphus micropterus; (Valenciennes, 1847)
Synonyms
	Exocoetus micropterus Valenciennes, 1847; Evolantia micropterus (Valenciennes, 1847); Hemiramphus argenteus Bennett, 1840; Hemiramphus cuspidatus Valenciennes, 1847;

Oxyporhamphus micropterus is a species of halfbeak found in the tropical oceans. Some sources elevate the two subspecies to species rank. Others classify it in the monotypic genus Oxyporhamphus.^[2] This taxon is found in the Indo-Pacific region where it is a pelagic, oceanodromous species.^[1] It was described by Achille Valenciennes as Exocoetus micropterus in 1847, with the type locality of King George Sound, Western Australia.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Oxyporhamphus micropterus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Oxyporhamphus Species of 'Oxyporhamphus' in FishBase. April 2019 version.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Exocoetus micropterus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

[Fishbase-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Oxyporhamphus micropterus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.

[FishBase_genus-2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Oxyporhamphus Species of 'Oxyporhamphus' in FishBase. April 2019 version.

[CofF-3] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Exocoetus micropterus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

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