Rhynchorhamphus naga

Rhynchorhamphus naga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Rhynchorhamphus
Species: R. naga
Binomial name
Rhynchorhamphus naga
(Collette, 1976)[1]

Rhynchorhamphus naga is a halfbeak of the family Hemiramphidae of the order Beloniformes.

It is one of the four recognized species of the genus Rhynchorhamphus. Found in the Western Central Pacific, actually restricted to the Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea and Java Sea.[2]

References

  1. R. naga - The Taxonomicon
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Rhynchorhamphus naga" in FishBase. 8 2012 version.


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