Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Oxyporhamphus micropterus
Agujeta de aleta larga, pajarito de aleta larga, volador alita, Bigwing halfbeak
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Beloniformes
Family
Hemiramphidae
Genus
Oxyporhamphus
Species
micropterus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Evolantia micropterus (Valenciennes, 1847), Exocoetus micropterus Valenciennes, 1847, Hemiramphus argenteus Bennett, 1840, Hemiramphus cuspidatus Valenciennes, 1847, Oxyporhamphus micropterus micropterus (Valenciennes, 1847) fide Ahyong, S., et al. ( 2023).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Indo-Pacific & Eastern Pacific (Froese & Pauly, 2022).
- Ahyong, S. Boyko, C.B., Bailly, N., Bernot, J., Bieler, R, ... Williams, D.M., Williams, G., Wilson, R., Witkowski, J., Wyatt, N., Wylezich, C., Xavier, J., Xu, K., Zanol, J., Zeidler, W., Zhao, Z., Zullini, A. (2023) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Oxyporhamphus micropterus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=22613. Accessed 5 November 2026.