Genus Oxyporhamphus Gill, 1863
- Oxyporhamphus Gill, T.N. 1863. Note on the genera of Hemirhamphinae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 15(5,6): 272 [272].
Type species:
Hemiramphus cuspidatus Valenciennes, 1847 by original designation (= Exocoetus micropterus Valenciennes, 1847).
Introduction
The genus is sometimes included in the Exocoetidae (see Dasilao & Sasaki 1998). Collette (1999, 2004) and Lovejoy et al. (2004) retained the species in the Hemiramphidae. Subsequent molecular work (Lewallen et al. 2011) supported placement in the Hemiramphidae.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical, temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
General References
Collette, B.B. 1999. Family Hemiramphidae. pp. 2180-2196 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790.
Collette, B.B. 2004. Family Hemiramphidae Gill 1859 — halfbeaks. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 22: 1-35
Dasilao, J.C. Jr & Sasaki, K. 1998. Phylogeny of the flyingfish family Exocoetidae (Teleostei, Beloniformes). Ichthyological Research 45(4): 347-353
Lewallen, E.A., Pitman, R.L., Kjartanson, S.L. & Lovejoy, N.R. 2011. Molecular systematics of flyingfishes (Teleostei: Exocoetidae): evolution in the epipelagic zone. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 102: 161–174
Lovejoy, N.R., Iranpour, M. & Collette, B.B. 2004. Phylogeny and jaw ontogeny of beloniform fishes. Integrative and Comparative Biology 44(5): 366–377
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2012 | BELONIFORMES | 22-Oct-2016 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 17-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |