melanurus, Hemiramphus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:42 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-1057. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:18 [ref. 22813]. •Synonym of Hyporhamphus quoyi (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Collette 1974:78 [ref. 12930], Parin et al. 1980:86 [ref. 6895], Collette & Su 1986:281 [ref. 5998], Collette 2004:10 [ref. 27583], Kottelat 2013:291 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hyporhamphus quoyi (Valenciennes 1847). Hemiramphidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.