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  Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
USS Halfbeak (SS-352), a Balao-class">Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the halfbeak, a garlike fish with a beak formed by an extension of the lower jaw, found in warmer seas.
Halfbeak was launched 19 February 1946 by the Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn., sponsored by Mrs.
Halfbeak was decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1971.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=USS_Halfbeak_(SS-352)   (428 words)

  
 Submarine Photo Index
Halfbeak was awarded the Battle Efficiency "E" for 1966 and 1967 and held the "E" for Submarine Division 102 for 1968.
Halfbeak (SS-352), underway, with insert of CO CDR F.T. Watkins.
Halfbeak (SS-352), on the Delaware River, Feb. 21, 1965.
www.navsource.org /archives/08/08352.htm   (515 words)

  
 Freshwater Fishes of Southeast Asia : Forest Halfbeak - Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus
As with other halfbeaks it is a surface dweller which continuosly faces upstream while it searches for food prey such as fallen insects.
It can be distinguished from the similar Pygmy Halfbeak Dermogenys pusillus by the position of the dorsal fin which begins forward of the anal fin.
The Forest Halfbeak is also more colourful, and bears a small tell-tale drooping appendage at the front of the lower jaw (see inset).
www.ecologyasia.com /verts/fresh-fishes/forest-halfbeak.htm   (137 words)

  
 Halfbeak
The most striking feature of this halfbeak and one which is enough of itself to mark it off from every other fish known from the Gulf of Maine, is the fact that while the lower jaw is very long, the upper jaw is short.
In our cool boreal waters the halfbeak is only a rare stray from the south, previously recorded only twice in the Gulf of Maine, i.
Should a halfbeak be taken in the Gulf of Maine it would be well to consult Meek and Hildebrand (Field Museum of Natural History, Zool.
octopus.gma.org /fogm/Hyporhamphus_unifasciatus.htm   (482 words)

  
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HALFBEAK Halfbeak: A garlike fish with a beak formed by an extension of the lower jaw, found in warmer seas.
Complement: 66 Armament: 1 5”; 10 21” torpedo tubes Class: BALAO HALFBEAK (SS-352) was launched 19 February 1946 by the Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Mrs.
Her duties took another turn as 28 July 1958 she departed for the Arctic, where, with the nuclear submarine SKATE (SSN-578) she operated under and around the polar ice pack to gather information in connection with the International Geophysical Year.
www.hazegray.org /danfs/submar/ss352.txt   (411 words)

  
 Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
This article is an update on commercial and recreational landings of halfbeak species and fishing effort, as well as a review of biological characteristics and a preliminary assessment of the fishery.
In this report, we provide an update on commercial and recreational landings of halfbeak species and fishing effort, review their biological characteristics, and present a preliminary assessment of the south Florida halfbeak fishery.
The estimated annual recreational halfbeak landing was relatively small and varied between 2,924 and 38,690 lbs during 1982/83–2000/01.
www.floridamarine.org /features/view_article.asp?id=17405   (705 words)

  
 Freshwater Fishes of Southeast Asia : Pygmy Halfbeak - Dermogenys pusillus
Pygmy Halfbeak photographed in a forest stream, Singapore.
This surface dwelling, carnivorous fish is adapted to habitats varying from acidic, tropical forest streams to brackish mangrove streams.
The Pygmy Halfbeak can be distinguished from the similar Forest Halfbeak Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus by the position of the dorsal fin which begins behind the anal fin.
www.ecologyasia.com /verts/fresh-fishes/pygmy-halfbeak.htm   (152 words)

  
 Celebes Halfbeak
Livebearers / Hemirhamphidae / Celebes Halfbeak Celebes Halfbeak, Beakless Halfbeak
Celebes Halfbeak, Beakless Halfbeak [Pictures] Nomorhamphus liemi liemi SYN: None
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www.mongabay.com /topics/Celebes_Halfbeak.htm   (105 words)

  
 Dr. Ransom A. Myers - Research group website
A logistic regression model for estimating turbine mortality at hydroelectric generating stations.
Meek's Halfbeak, Hyporhamphus meeki, and Flying Gurnard, Dactylopterus volitans, captured in the Annapolis Basin, Nova Scotia.
Measurement error and bias in the maximum reproductive rate for the Ricker model.
as01.ucis.dal.ca /ramweb/content.php?lang=en&i=4&sub=0   (2577 words)

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