Ballyhoo
Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Ballyhoo
Ballyhoo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Hemiramphus
Species:
H. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Synonyms
  • Esox brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Hemiramphus brownii Valenciennes, 1847
  • Macrognathus brevirostris Gronow, 1854
  • Hemirhamphus filamentosus Poey, 1860

The ballyhoo halfbeak, ballyhoo, balahu, redtailed balao or yellowtail ballyhoo (Hemiramphus brasiliensis) is a baitfish of the halfbeak family (Hemiramphidae). It is similar to the Balao halfbeak (H. balao) in most features. Some are used for trolling by saltwater anglers.[2][3] Some have caused ciguatera poisoning in humans.[4]

Description

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The body shows typical halfbeak shape with an elongated lower jaw and cylindrical elongated body.[4] They have no spines on fins, but do have 13–14 rays of their dorsal fins and 12–13 rays on their anal fins.[4] The longest recorded Jumping halfbeak was 55 cm long, but most do not exceed 35 cm. There is no ridge between nostril and eye. It feeds mainly on sea grasses and small fish.[4]

Distribution and habitat

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Ballyhoo are distributed in tropical-warm temperate latitudes on both sides of the Atlantic.[1] In Florida, they inhabit shallow bank areas or grassflats associated with coral reefs.[5][6]

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  1. ^ a b Collette, B.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Aiken, K.A. (2015). "Hemiramphus brasiliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15521927A15603430. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15521927A15603430.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ McBride, Richard S., Lisa Foushee, and Behzad Mahmoudi. 1996. Florida's Halfbeak, "Hemiramphus" spp., Bait Fishery [1] Marine Fisheries Review. 58(1-2): 29–38.
  3. ^ McBride, Richard S.. 2001. Landings, value, and fishing effort for halfbeaks, "Hemiramphus" spp., in the South Florida Lampara Net Fishery [2] Proceedings of the 52nd Gulf Caribbean Fisheries Institute. 52: 103–115.
  4. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemiramphus brasiliensis". FishBase. July 2015 version.
  5. ^ McBride, Richard S., and Justin R. Styer. 2002. Species Composition, Catch Rates, and Size Structure of Fishes Captured in the South Florida Lampara Net Fishery http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/mfr641/mfr6413.pdf. Archived 2016-12-08 at the Wayback Machine Marine Fisheries Review. 64(1): 21–27.
  6. ^ McBride, Richard S., Justin R. Styer, and Rob Hudson. 2003. [3] Spawning cycles and habitats for ballyhoo (Hemiramphus brasiliensis) and balao (H. balao) in south Florida Fishery Bulletin 101:583–589.

McBride, Richard S., and Paul E. Thurman. 2003. Reproductive Biology of Hemiramphus brasiliensis and H. balao (Hemiramphidae): Maturation, Spawning Frequency, and Fecundity. Biol. Bull. 204: 57–67. [4]

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