Iyali Hemiramphidae kalma ce ta kimiyya da ake amfani da ita don nufin ƙungiyar kifin ruwa da aka fi sani da halfbeaks. Wadannan kifayen suna siffanta su da tsayin daka, tarkacen jikinsu, wadanda suke tafe zuwa wani wuri a karshen wutsiya, da muƙamuƙinsu na ƙasa, wanda ya fi na sama tsayi. Ana samun Halfbeaks a cikin ruwaye masu zafi da na wurare masu zafi a duniya kuma suna shahara tsakanin masu sha'awar kifin kifi.