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{{Speciesbox
| name = Ballyhoo
| image = Halfbeak Cuba.JPG
| image_caption = Off the coast of [[Cuba]]
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |last1=Collette |first1 = B. |last2=Polanco | first2 = Fernandez, A. |last3=Aiken |first3 = K. A. |date=2015 |title=''Hemiramphus brasiliensis'' |volume=2015 |page=e.T15521927A15603430 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15521927A15603430.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Hemiramphus brasiliensis
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])
| synonyms = *''Esox brasiliensis '' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]</small>
*''Hemiramphus brownii '' <small>Valenciennes, 1847</small>
*''Macrognathus brevirostris '' <small>Gronow, 1854 </small>
*''Hemirhamphus filamentosus'' <small>Poey, 1860 </small>
| range_map = Hemiramphus brasiliensis distribution map.jpg
| range_map_caption = {{legend0|#004de5|&nbsp;native range}}
}}

The '''ballyhoo halfbeak''', '''ballyhoo''', '''balahu''', '''redtailed balao''' or '''yellowtail ballyhoo''' ('''''Hemiramphus brasiliensis''''') is a [[Bait fish|baitfish]] of the [[halfbeak]] family ([[Hemiramphidae]]). It is similar to the [[Balao halfbeak]] (''H. balao'') in most features. Some are used for [[Trolling (fishing)|trolling]] by saltwater anglers.<ref name="McBMFR1">McBride, Richard S., Lisa Foushee, and Behzad Mahmoudi. 1996. Florida's Halfbeak, "Hemiramphus" spp., Bait Fishery [http://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/mfr581-2/mfr581-24.pdf] ''Marine Fisheries Review''. 58(1-2): 29–38.</ref><ref name="McBGCFI">McBride, Richard S.. 2001. Landings, value, and fishing effort for halfbeaks, "Hemiramphus" spp., in the South Florida Lampara Net Fishery [http://aquaticcommons.org/13400/1/gcfi_52-10.pdf] ''Proceedings of the 52nd Gulf Caribbean Fisheries Institute''. 52: 103–115.</ref> Some have caused [[ciguatera poisoning]] in humans.<ref name = "Fishbase" />

==Description==
The body shows typical halfbeak shape with an elongated lower jaw and cylindrical elongated body.<ref name = "Fishbase">{{FishBase|genus=Hemiramphus|species= brasiliensis |year=2015|month=07}}</ref> They have no [[spine (zoology)|spine]]s on [[fin]]s, but do have 13–14 rays of their [[dorsal fin]]s and 12–13 rays on their [[anal fin]]s.<ref name = "Fishbase" /> The longest recorded Jumping halfbeak was 55&nbsp;cm long, but most do not exceed 35&nbsp;cm. There is no ridge between nostril and eye. It feeds mainly on sea grasses and small fish.<ref name = "Fishbase" />

==Distribution and habitat==
Ballyhoo are distributed in tropical-warm temperate latitudes on both sides of the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]].<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /> In Florida, they inhabit shallow bank areas or grassflats associated with coral reefs.<ref name = "McBMFR2">McBride, Richard S., and Justin R. Styer. 2002. Species Composition, Catch Rates, and Size Structure of Fishes Captured in the South Florida Lampara Net Fishery [http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/mfr641/mfr6413.pdf http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/mfr641/mfr6413.pdf.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208192907/http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/mfr641/mfr6413.pdf |date=2016-12-08 }} ''Marine Fisheries Review''. 64(1): 21–27.</ref><ref name="McBFB">McBride, Richard S., Justin R. Styer, and Rob Hudson. 2003. [http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1013/09mcbrid.pdf] Spawning cycles and habitats for ballyhoo (''Hemiramphus brasiliensis'') and balao (''H. balao'') in south Florida ''Fishery Bulletin'' 101:583–589.</ref>
[[File:Hemiramphus brasiliensis 63969255.jpg|thumb|left|In Cuban waters]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
McBride, Richard S., and Paul E. Thurman. 2003. Reproductive Biology of ''Hemiramphus brasiliensis'' and ''H. balao'' (Hemiramphidae): Maturation, Spawning Frequency, and Fecundity. Biol. Bull. 204: 57–67. [http://www.biolbull.org/content/204/1/57.full.pdf]
*[http://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2014/837151/ Temporal Dynamics of Reproduction in ''Hemiramphus brasiliensis'' (Osteichthyes: Hemiramphidae)]

==External links==
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[[Category:Hemiramphus|Ballyhoo]]
[[Category:Fish of the Atlantic Ocean]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1758]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]]


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