Hyporhamphus sajori (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
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
Hyporhamphus sajori, commonly known as the Japanese halfbeak, Japanese needlefish, or sayori (サヨリ, sayori), is a slender, surface-dwelling fish in the halfbeak family, native to coastal waters influenced by warm currents.
Wikipedia contributors, Hyporhamphus sajori; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:52:17.865521+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hyporhamphus sajori (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Name authority
- (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Family
- Hemiramphidae
- Genus
- Hyporhamphus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · 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
- genusHyporhamphus Gill, 1859
- speciesHyporhamphus sajori (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hyporhamphus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyporhamphus acutus (Günther, 1872) | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporhamphus picarti (Valenciennes, 1847) | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| skipper halfbeakHyporhamphus snyderi Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic silverstripe halfbeakHyporhamphus unifasciatus (Ranzani, 1841) | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporhamphus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1847) | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| shortfin halfbeakHyporhamphus improvisus (Smith, 1933) | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| choelo halfbeakHyporhamphus gilli Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporhamphus melanochir (Valenciennes, 1847) | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporhamphus melanopterus Collette & Parin, 1978 | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific silverstripe halfbeakHyporhamphus naos Banford & Collette, 2001 | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporhamphus gamberur (Rüppell, 1837) | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporhamphus pacificus (Steindachner, 1900) | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hemiramphus sajori Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=272196 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:3NYF9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.