Hemiramphus archipelagicus Collette & Parin, 1978
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The jumping halfbeak (Hemiramphus archipelagicus), is a reef-associated marine species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae. It is a valued commercial fish in tropical countries both dried salted and fresh forms.
Wikipedia contributors, Hemiramphus archipelagicus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:46:49.743868+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemiramphus archipelagicus Collette & Parin, 1978
- Name authority
- Collette & Parin, 1978
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Family
- Hemiramphidae
- Genus
- Hemiramphus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBeloniformes
- familyHemiramphidae Gill, 1859
- genusHemiramphus Cuvier, 1816
- speciesHemiramphus archipelagicus Collette & Parin, 1978
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemiramphus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hemiramphus convexus Weber & de Beaufort, 1922 | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black-barred halfbeakHemiramphus far (Forsskål, 1775) | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemiramphus marginatus (Forsskål, 1775) | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ballyhooHemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| balaoHemiramphus balao Lesueur, 1821 | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bermuda halfbeakHemiramphus bermudensis Collette, 1962 | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemiramphus depauperatus Lay & Bennett, 1839 | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutke's halbeakHemiramphus lutkei Valenciennes, 1847 | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemiramphus robustus Günther, 1866 | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| longfin halfbeakHemiramphus saltator Gilbert & Starks, 1904 | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Collette, B. B., & Parin, N. V. (1978). Five new species of halfbeaks (Hemiramphidae) from the Indo-west Pacific. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 91 (3): 731–747. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KS6W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.