Atlantic silverstripe halfbeak
Hyporhamphus unifasciatus (Ranzani, 1841)
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.
Common halfbeak or Atlantic silverstripe halfbeak ( Hyporhamphus unifasciatus ). Gulf of Mexico.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Hyporhamphus unifasciatus, the common halfbeak or the Atlantic silverstripe halfbeak, is a bony fish in the family Hemiramphidae. It is found in the subtropical western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It is a common fish and not used for food to any great extent, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Wikipedia contributors, Hyporhamphus unifasciatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:16:08.955755+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hyporhamphus unifasciatus (Ranzani, 1841)
- Name authority
- (Ranzani, 1841)
- Common name
- Atlantic silverstripe halfbeak
- 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: 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
- genusHyporhamphus Gill, 1859
- speciesHyporhamphus unifasciatus (Ranzani, 1841)
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 |
| Hyporhamphus sajori (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| skipper halfbeakHyporhamphus snyderi Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 | 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 richardi Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Hemiranphus unifasciatus Ranzani, 1841 Ranzani, 1841 | synonym |
| Hemiramphus unifasciatus Ranzani, 1841 Ranzani, 1841 | synonym |
| Hemirhamphus unifasciatus Ranzani, 1841 Ranzani, 1841 | synonym |
| Hyporamphus unifasciatus (Ranzani, 1841) (Ranzani, 1841) | synonym |
| Hyporhamphus richardi (Valenciennes, 1847) (Valenciennes, 1847) | synonym |
| Hyporhamphus tricuspidatus Gill, 1859 Gill, 1859 | 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=159281 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.
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:3NYFR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.