halfbeaks 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. As with all halfbeaks, the upper jaw lifts upwards when the fish is opening its mouth.
2. Florent's Guide To The South Florida Reefs Fish, Corals and Creatures - Jacks - Mackerels and Tunas - Porgies - Mojarras - Chubs - Spadefishes - Tarpons - Barracudas - Bonnetmouths - Bonefishes - Needlefishes - Halfbeaks
3. Florent's Guide To The Caribbean Reefs Fish, Corals and Creatures - Jacks - Mackerels and Tunas - Porgies - Mojarras - Chubs - Spadefishes - Tarpons - Barracudas - Bonnetmouths - Bonefishes - Needlefishes - Halfbeaks