halfbeak in English
noun
1
a slender shoaling fish of coastal areas, with small pectoral fins and the lower jaw lengthened into a beak. It is related to the flying fishes and often skitters along the surface.
Flyingfishes are nested within halfbeaks , and sauries are nested within needlefishes.
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1. Ballyhoo (Hemiramphus brasiliensis) is a baitfish in the halfbeak family commonly found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean
2. Ballyhoo or bal·ly·hoos A halfbeak (Hemiramphus brasiliensis) of the western Atlantic Ocean, often used as bait for saltwater fishing
3. The abnormal growth rate appeared when daily ration was below 30% of body weight, implied that Japanese halfbeak may get other food resources besides supplied net zooplankton.