Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Edwards, A. J., Gill, A. C. & Abohweyere, P. O., 2003, A revision of F. R. Irvine’s Ghanaian marine fishes in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London, Journal of Natural History 37 (18), pp. 2213-2267 : 2233

Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Irvine name. Material listed under both Hemirhamphus brasiliensis and Hyporhamphus calabaricus (Günth.) = H. picarti (Valenciennes, 1847) . The only material listed by Irvine under H. calabaricus (Irvine 59) is a specimen of Hemiramphus brasiliensis .

Reference material. Keta, November 1938 (Irvine 376)— BMNH 1939.7 .12.8 (one: 211 mm SL, 137 mm BL); Accra, March 1930 (Irvine 59, listed as Hyporhamphus calabaricus )— BMNH 1930.8 .26.18 (one: 220 mm SL, 143 mm BL). Both BMNH specimens were listed in Collette (1965); the first with an incorrect registration number (1939.7.17.8) .

Distribution. In the eastern Atlantic known from Cape Verde Islands and Senegal to Angola. Also known in the western Atlantic from Massachusetts to Rio de Janeiro (Collette, 1965).