Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) .

Ballyhoo Halfbeak; Agujeta Brasileña, Escribano De Aletas Rojas.

Distribution: Global: Atlantic Ocean; from Massachusetts, USA, to southern Brazil in the western Atlantic and from Canary Islands south to Angola in the eastern Atlantic; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: To (Atlantic), 0– 2 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 997; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3324; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).