Sealife guideThe ballyhooHemiramphus brasiliensis
Taxonomy
- Common name: Ballyhoo, ballyhoo halfbeak
- French name: Demi-bec brésilien ou balaou queue jaune
- Spanish name: Agujeta brasileña
- Scientific name: Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Family name: Hemiramphidae
- Order name: Beloniformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Range
Le demi-bec brésilien fréquente les eaux tropicales de l'océan Atlantique nord-ouest et plus particulièrement celles de la mer des Caraïbes et du Golfe du Mexique.
Did you know ?
The ballyhoo is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The ballyhoo appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2015 within the category Least Concern !
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