Kalmar "Macrorhamphosidae" tana nufin dangin kifin haraji da aka sani da snipefishes. An samo shi daga haɗin "macr-" ma'ana babba, "rhamphos" ma'ana baki ko hanci, da "-idae" yana nuna dangi. Snipefishes su ne kifin ruwa na cikin tsari na Syngnathiformes, wanda kuma ya haɗa da dawakai, pipefishes, da seadragons. Ana siffanta su da dogayen jikinsu siriri da dogon hanci ko baki. Snipefishes ana samun su da farko a cikin wurare masu zafi da ruwayen wurare masu zafi, mazaunan murjani reefs da wuraren dutse. An san su da salon wasan ninkaya na musamman da kuma halayen ciyarwa na musamman.