Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Hyporhamphus naos
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Beloniformes
Family
Hemiramphidae
Genus
Hyporhamphus
Species
naos
Taxon category: Accepted
Note: based on the distribution range of Hyporhamphus unifasciatus and according to the description of Hyporhamphus naos, its presence in the islands is ruled out (Banford & Collette, 2001 & Fricke, et al. 2023).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Eastern Pacific
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- 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.
- Fricke, R. Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. eds. (2022) ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Hyporhamphus naos", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7649. Accessed 9 July 2025.