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Hyporhamphus affinis in life
In life — Tropical Garfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ricky Taylor
BPBM 16842Ichthyology

Hyporhamphus affinis

Tropical Garfish

As recorded: Hyporhamphus affinis (Günther, 1866)

Animalia › Chordata › Beloniformes › Hemiramphidae

Collected by
J.J. Magnuson and H. Yuen, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54J.J. Magnuson →Harold Yuen →
Date
October 31, 1961
Locality
Rangiroa Atoll
Record type
Preserved specimen
5 Bishop specimens of Hyporhamphus affinis · collected 1902–1961Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 31, 1961, J.J. Magnuson and H. Yuen, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54 also collected 19 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Hyporhamphus affinis. BPBM 16842. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37252749. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16842.

Record sources