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Rhynchorhamphus georgii (Valenciennes, 1847)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Rhynchorhamphus georgii (Valenciennes, 1847)
Name authority
(Valenciennes, 1847)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Beloniformes
Family
Hemiramphidae
Genus
Rhynchorhamphus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderBeloniformes
  11. familyHemiramphidae Gill, 1859
  12. genusRhynchorhamphus Fowler, 1928
  13. speciesRhynchorhamphus georgii (Valenciennes, 1847)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Rhynchorhamphus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Rhynchorhamphus arabicus Parin & Shcherbachev, 1972HemiramphidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rhynchorhamphus naga Collette, 1976HemiramphidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus Collette, 1976HemiramphidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Hemiramphus eclancheri Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847synonym
Hemiramphus leucopterus Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847synonym
Hemirhamphus cantori Bleeker, 1866 Bleeker, 1866synonym
Hemirhamphus georgii Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847synonym
Hemirhamphus plumatus Blyth, 1858 Blyth, 1858synonym
Hyporhampus georgii (Valenciennes, 1847) (Valenciennes, 1847)synonym
Hemiramphus russeli Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847synonym
Hemiramphus georgii Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847synonym
Hyporhamphus georgi (Valenciennes, 1847) (Valenciennes, 1847)synonym
Loligorhamphus normani Whitley, 1931 Whitley, 1931synonym

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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220015 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:4SSBW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.