Zenarchopterus dispar
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Zenarchopteridae |
| Genus: | Zenarchopterus |
| Species: | Z. dispar
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| Binomial name | |
| Zenarchopterus dispar (Valenciennes, 1847)
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The feathered river garfish (Zenarchopterus dispar), also known as the estuarine halfbeak, spoon-fin garfish, spoon-fin river garfish and viviparous half beak, is a species of marine, freshwater, brackish and reef-associated oceanodromous viviparous halfbeak found in Indo-Pacific regional countries, such as Kenya, Mozambique, Seychelles, Madagascar, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji, Sri Lanka, India, Vanuatu, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Samoa.[2]
Description[]
The species measured 19.0 centimetres (7.5 in) SL in length.[3] The body shows typical halfbeak shape with an elongated lower jaw and cylindrical elongated body.[4] They have no spines on fins, but do have 11-12 rays of their dorsal fins and 12-13 rays on their anal fins. Pectoral fin is much shorter than head length.[4] The longest recorded Jumping halfbeak was 34 cm long. Snout is uniform and brown in color. The fish can be found in found around mangroves and sheltered shallow areas, where juveniles are neustonic and can be seen floating on water.[4]
See also[]
- List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka
References[]
- ^ Shaji, C.P. (2021). "Zenarchopterus dispar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T172497A60635633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T172497A60635633.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Fishes of Bitung".
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Zenarchopterus dispar" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Hemiramphus archipelagicus" in FishBase. 07 2015 version.
- WoRMS
- A Survey of Reproductive Biology of Zenarchopterus dispar in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
- Spoonfin river garfish – Zenarchopterus dispar
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