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| Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrate > fishes > Family Hemiramphidae |
| Broad-nosed
halfbeak awaiting identification* Family Hemiramphidae updated Sep 2020 Where seen? This small stick-like fish with a wide flattened lower jaw is commonly seen on many of our shores. Among seagrass areas, coral rubble and reefs. It is more active at night. Features: About 6-8cm long. Body long, cylindrical and silvery. Sometimes with two broad pale or white patches, one near the head and another near the tail. The lower jaw is broad with a more rounded tip (not so pointy and sharp) and with a wide black or dark outer margin. Dorsal fin blackish. Tail fin is not forked. The fishes grouped here may be different species. |
 Pulau Sekudu, Jul 06 |
 Tanah Merah, Jun 09 |
 Sisters Island, Aug 07 |
 Is this a juvenile? Tanah Merah, Jul 11 |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without closer examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Broad-nosed halfbeaks on Singapore shores |
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 Pulau Semakau, Apr 10 Photo shared by James Koh on flickr. |
| Filmed on Pulau
Hantu, Jan 11 broadnosed halfbeak 22Jan2011 from SgBeachBum on Vimeo. |