India. Valenciennes gives length as 1E5 mm. 
It was said to differ from Hemiramphus xanthopterus in 
a much narrower head, longer and more slender beak 
and lower dorsal and anal fins. 
Hemiramphus melanochir Valenciennes 
Hemiramphus melanochir VALENCIENNES, Hist. 
Nat. Poiss., vol. 19, p. 41, 1846 (May 
1847) (type locality: Port Western, Victoria) 
—CASTELNAU, Proc. Zool. Acclimat. Soc. 
Victoria, vol. 1, p. 179, 1872 (Melbourne 
market); Rec. London Intern. Exhib., pt. 
7, no. 5, p. 15, 1873 (Victoria). 
Hemirhamphus melanochir CASTELNAU, Proc. Zool. 
Acclimat. Soc. Victoria, vol, 2, p. 143, 
1873 (Fremantle); Proc. Linn. Soc. New 
South Wales, vol. 2, p, 240, 1877 (Brisbane 
River mouth); vol. 3, p. (355) 394, 1878 
(Port Jackson). 
