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Arrhamphus
Sign in to saveArrhamphus is a small genus of halfbeaks from the family Hemiramphidae from the coasts of Australia, the two species in the genus were formerly considered to be conspecific.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderBeloniformes
- FamilyHemiramphidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Hemiramphidae
- Collections
- USNM, NHMUK, SAMA
- Recorded in
- Australia, Singapore, Japan
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Arrhamphus is a small genus of halfbeaks from the family Hemiramphidae from the coasts of Australia, the two species in the genus were formerly considered to be conspecific.
==Species== The two species of Arrhamphus are: Arrhamphus krefftii (Steindachner, 1867) (Snubnose garfish) Arrhamphus sclerolepis Günther, 1866 (Northern snubnose garfish)
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