Hyporhamphus melanochir

Hyporhamphus melanochir, or Southern garfish or (in Australia) garfish, is a halfbeak garfish from the family Hemiramphidae.^[2] It is found in southern Australian and New Zealand waters.^[3] It is a very popular fish for recreational fishing and eating in Australia, where it is referred to simply as 'garfish' or 'gar'.^[4]

Hyporhamphus melanochir illustration by Frank Edward Clarke

Southern sea garfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Hemiramphidae
Genus:	Hyporhamphus
Species:	H. melanochir
Binomial name
Hyporhamphus melanochir Valenciennes, 1847[1]