Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Beloniformes (Needlefishes) Suborder: Belonoidei (= Exocoetoidei) Superfamily: Exocoetoidea Family: Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) Subfamily: Hemiramphinae Genus: Hyporhamphus Species: H. limbatus Synonyms Hemiramphus gorakhpurensis Srivastava, 1967 Hemiramphus limbatus Valenciennes, 1847 Hemiramphus tridentifer Cantor, 1849