Dussumier's halfbeak

The Dussumier's halfbeak (Hyporhamphus dussumieri), also known as the slender garfish,^[2] lives in reefs and shallow lagoons. It is an Indo-Pacific species which is found from the Seychelles east to the Tuamotu Islands, north to Hong Kong and Okinawa^[1] and south to northern Australia.^[2] They form schools which are found near the surface of lagoons and seaward reefs. The longest known specimen was 38.0 cm in length.^[1] This species was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1847 with the type locality given as the Seychelles.^[3] The specific name honours the French voyager and merchant Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792–1883).^[4]

Dussumier's halfbeak
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Hemiramphidae
Genus:	Hyporhamphus
Species:	H. dussumieri
Binomial name
Hyporhamphus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
Hemiramphus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1847 Hemiramphus reynaldi Valenciennes, 1847 Hemiramphus laticeps Günther, 1866 Hyporhamphus laticeps (Günther, 1866) Hyporhamphus samoensis Steindachner, 1906