Balao halfbeak

Hemiramphus balao Lesueur, 1821

Also calledAgujeta balajú (spa) · Balao-halvnæb (dan) · Balaou bleu, Balaou queue noire (fra) · Demi-bec balaou (fra) · Demi-bec balaou, Demi-bec (fra) · Meia-agulha-do-Atlântico (por) · Meia-agulha-preta (por) · Póldziobiec balao (pol) · agujeta balao (spa) · escribano balao (spa) · polozobánka balao (ces) · Полурыл-балао (rus)

First described in: Lesueur, C. A. (1821). Observations on several genera and species of fish, belonging to the natural family of the Esoces. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 2 (pt 1): 124-138, 2 pls. [pp. 124-128 (Oct.), pp. 129-138 (Nov.)].

This species is catalogued but little written about: there is no encyclopaedia article for it yet. What the world knows is in its records below and in the literature linked under “In the stacks”.