Hemiramphus balaoPhotographed at: Freeport - Bahamas, May 2012Also known as Garfishes, Balao Halfbeak and Slender Halfbeak. Found singly or in small groups near surface of lagoons and seaward reefs, often round islands and curious of divers.They feed on small surface fish.Varies in colour with the light reflection. Length - 35cm Depth - 0-10m Widespread Western Atlantic & CaribbeanHalfbeaks hunt smaller fish just below the surface of the sea, but in turn the are also hunted by larger fish like Tuna and can sometimes be seen leaping into the air and seeming to skip along on their tails on the surface of the water to escape predators.Potentially dangerous at night when attracted to light as they leap out of the water and have been known to cause fatalities with their beaks!From: What's that Fish
Australian Flying-fish, Exonautes unicolor (Valenciennes). Specimen from Tasman Sea, having parasitic lernaean crustaceans, to which parasitic barnacles are attached.
Xenentodon canciloidesName Thailand: Fish Kratugehw Scientific name: Xenenthodon cancilloides (Bleeker, 1853). Adult size: 13-15 cm. Distribution: Big Basin countries. Identification: Unlike the pinpoint exactly where the upper and lower lip as well. Overview: Small fish prey. Eat small fish as food. Living as a small crowd of 5-10 was found in fresh water are both in still water and running water. Small mouth with teeth Then swallow the prey whole. Do not eat because it smells fishy.From Siamensis.org
