Species: Euleptorhamphus velox, Flying halfbeak
body = very compressed ribbon
C deeply forked
beak very long
pectoral very long
Euleptorhamphus velox Poey, 1868
Flying halfbeak
Body very long, slender, ribbonlike, the greatest depth 16.1-23.5 in SL; upper jaw short and triangular, lower jaw much elongated, its length 2.2-2.7 in SL; jaw teeth in bands, weak, 3-pointed on lower jaw; teeth on tongue and roof of mouth; 26-35 gill rakers; dorsal rays 21-24; anal rays 20-24, origin behind dorsal origin; pectoral rays 8 (1 short); pectoral fins very long, ~25% SL; tail deeply forked, lower lobe larger; scales large and smooth.
Silvery on sides, bluish or greenish above; fins unpigmented.
Size: grows to 61 cm (28.1 cm SL).
Habitat: surface pelagic in offshore waters.
Depth: 0-5 m?
East and west Atlantic; Massachusetts to Brazil.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Offshore Only
- Offshore
- Water Column Position
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- Water column only
- Surface
- Near Surface
- Habitat
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- Water column
- FishBase Habitat
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- Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- Planktivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- Transatlantic (East+West Atlantic)
- All species.
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent + Island (s)
- All species..
- Extends N + S of GC
- Continent
- Also in Brazil
- Extends North of GC
- GC non-endemic
- Extends South of GC
- Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Temperate (>35N)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 61
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 5
