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Philippine snubnose halfbeak

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Philippine snubnose halfbeak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Melapedalion
Fowler, 1934
Species:
M. breve
Binomial name
Melapedalion breve
(Seale, 1910)
Synonyms[1]
  • Oxyporhamphus brevis Seale, 1910
  • Arrhamphus brevis (Seale, 1910)

The Philippine snubnose halfbeak (Melapedalion breve) is a species of halfbeak. It is a coastal species that originates from the South China and Sulu Seas around the Philippines and Malaysia.[1] It grows to about 22.7 centimetres (8.9 in) SL.[1] It is the only member of its monotypic genus[2] and was originally described as Oxyporhamphus brevis by Alvin Seale in 1910 with the type locality given as Paawacan, Palawan Island, Philippines.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melapedalion breve". FishBase. August 2012 version.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Melapedalion". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Oxyporhamphus brevis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 August 2019.