A common pale greenish garfish with a broad silvery stripe along the midside, a white belly, a reddish tip on the lower jaw, and a broad dusky margin on the caudal fin.

At a glance

Habitat Found inshore in surface waters of estuaries, bays, inlets and gulfs to a depth of about 20 m
Size Can grow to around 52cm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia from NSW to WA including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from NSW to WA including Tasmania
Habitat
Found inshore in surface waters of estuaries, bays, inlets and gulfs to a depth of about 20 m
Size
Can grow to around 52cm
Common Name Southern Garfish
Aliases Dusky Garfish,
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderBeloniformes
FamilyHemiramphidae
GenusHyporhamphus
SpeciesHyporhamphus melanochir
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