| Instead, our hypothesis suggests that halfbeaks are relatively basal members of Beloniformes, and the needlefish morphology is relatively derived. |
| Flyingfishes are nested within halfbeaks, and sauries are nested within needlefishes. |
| Only 1 out of the 20 stomachs examined contained halfbeaks and none in the Clupeidae family were identified. |
| The relationships and taxonomic position of the halfbeaks, killifishes, silversides, and their relatives. |
| Like estuaries, mangrove swamps are extremely important breeding grounds for many fish, with species such as snappers, halfbeaks, and tarpon spawning or maturing among them. |
| In flyingfishes, and in some halfbeaks such as Arrhamphus, the extended lower jaw is lost in adults. |
