Species: Euleptorhamphus viridis, Ribbon halfbeak
Euleptorhamphus viridis (Van Hasselt, 1823)
Ribbon halfbeak
Body extremely elongate, compressed, ribbon-like, he greatest depth 16.1-23.5 in SL; upper jaw short and triangular, lower jaw very long, its length 2.2-2.7 in SL; jaw teeth in bands, weak, 3-pointed on lower jaw; teeth on roof of mouth and tongue; 25-32 gill rakers;dorsal rays 20-25; anal rays 20-25, its origin behind dorsal origin; pectoral rays 8, very long (> ¼ SL); dorsal and anal fins with slightly raised front lobes, origins opposite; tail deeply forked, lower lobe larger; scales large and smooth.
Silvery on sides, bluish or greenish above; fins unpigmented.
Size: grows to 53 cm.
Habitat: surface pelagic.
Depth: 0-5 m?
Tropical and temperate seas of the Indo-Pacific; in the eastern Pacific from nothern Baja California to Ecuador and the oceanic islands.
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- Salinity
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- Marine Only
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Offshore Only
- Offshore
- Water Column Position
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- Surface
- Water column only
- Habitat
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- Water column
- FishBase Habitat
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- Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- No Data
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- No Data
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic
- No data
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- TEP non-endemic
- "Transpacific" (East + Central &/or West Pacific)
- All species
- All Pacific (West + Central + East)
- Indo-Pacific only (Indian + Pacific Oceans)
- Regional Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic
- Island (s)
- Continent + Island (s)
- Continent
- Eastern Pacific non-endemic
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- South Temperate (Peruvian Province )
- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- IUCN Red List
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- Not evaluated / Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 53
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 5
