Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Hemiramphus saltator
pajarito saltador, agujeta pajarito, Longfin halfbeak
Bright bluish silver, Body elongate (generally more slender than other species of halfbeaks) with deeply forked tail. Scales form ribbed pattern on body. Length to 44cm
Habitat: Schooling species
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Beloniformes
Family
Hemiramphidae
Genus
Hemiramphus
Species
saltator
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Hemirhamphus saltator Gilbert & Starks, 1904, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Eastern Pacific, from Mexico to Panama and Ecudor in the Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California to Peru
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- 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.
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- 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.
- Baque, J Páez, D & Wolff, M (2012) Hábitos alimentarios de dos peces pelágicos Thunnus albacares y Acanthocybium solandri de la Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía Vol.47, Nº1:1-11 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Hemiramphus saltator", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7808. Accessed 9 June 2025.