It feeds mainly on sea grasses and small fish.

[4] Ballyhoo are distributed in tropical-warm temperate latitudes on both sides of the Atlantic.

[1] In Florida, they inhabit shallow bank areas or grassflats associated with coral reefs.

Reproductive Biology of Hemiramphus brasiliensis and H. balao (Hemiramphidae): Maturation, Spawning Frequency, and Fecundity.

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