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Balao halfbeak
Species of fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Balao halfbeak (Hemiramphus balao), occasionally called the Balao for short, is an ocean-going species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae. It was first described by the French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1821. They are used as cut bait and for trolling purposes by saltwater sportsmen.[2][3]
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Balao halfbeak | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Hemiramphidae |
Genus: | Hemiramphus |
Species: | H. balao |
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Hemiramphus balao Lesueur, 1821 | |
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