Ballyhoo
This is a Ballyhoo. Photo by Samantha 2010 washed up on beach.
Location was Islamorada, after cold spell.
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Features: 1. Upper lobe of tail yellow to orange (separates from
other halfbeaks such as "Balao"); 2. Upper jaw extremely short;
Size: 8-12 inches; max 16 inches
Description: The most common halfbeak species around coral reef,
the Ballyhoo is frequentlu used as bait for big-game fishing
Audubon Field Guide; page 386; plate 108
Reef Fish ID 3rd ed; page 62-63; plate 63;
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