Philippine snubnose halfbeak
Species of fish
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The Philippine snubnose halfbeak (Melapedalion breve) is a species of halfbeak. It is a coastal species that originates from the South China and Sulu Seas around the Philippines and Malaysia.[1] It grows to about 22.7 centimetres (8.9 in) SL.[1] It is the only member of its monotypic genus[2] and was originally described as Oxyporhamphus brevis by Alvin Seale in 1910 with the type locality given as Paawacan, Palawan Island, Philippines.[3]
| Philippine snubnose halfbeak | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Melapedalion Fowler, 1934 |
| Species: | M. breve |
| Binomial name | |
| Melapedalion breve (Seale, 1910) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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