Zenarchopterus
Zenarchopterus | |
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Zenarchopterus dunckeri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Zenarchopteridae |
Genus: | Zenarchopterus T. N. Gill, 1864 |
Type species | |
Hemiramphus dispar Valenciennes, 1847
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Zenarchopterus is a genus of viviparous halfbeaks. These fish are found in marine, brackish and fresh water of the Indo-Pacific region. Despite being in the viviparous halfbeak family, Zenarchopterus species are oviparous.[1]
Species[]
There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Zenarchopterus alleni Collette, 1982 (Allen's river garfish)
- (Valenciennes, 1847) (Buffon's river garfish)
- (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Long-jawed river garfish)
- Mohr, 1926
- Zenarchopterus dispar (Valenciennes, 1847) (Feathered river garfish)
- Mohr, 1926 (Duncker's river garfish)
- Seale, 1910
- (F. Hamilton, 1822)
- H. M. Smith, 1945 (Viviparous halfbeak)
- (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Sepik River halfbeak)
- (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Fly River garfish)
- Collette, 1985 (Vogelkop river garfish)
- Mohr, 1926 (Bangkok halfbeak)
- (W. K. H. Peters, 1868)
- Mohr, 1926
- (Popta, 1912) (Short river garfish)
- Zenarchopterus robertsi Collette, 1982 (Robert's river garfish)
- (Blyth, 1858) (Hooghly halfbeak)
- Mohr, 1934
References[]
- ^ Berra, T.M. (2001). Freshwater Fish Distribution. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-12-093156-9
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Zenarchopterus in FishBase. August 2012 version.
Categories:
- Zenarchopterus
- Zenarchopteridae
- Beloniformes stubs