Zenarchopteridae
Sign in to saveZenarchopteridae, the viviparous halfbeaks, is a family of ray-finned fishes in the order Beloniformes. The Zenarchopteridae exhibit strong sexual dimorphism, practicing internal fertilisation, and in some cases ovoviviparous or viviparous (the family also includes oviparous species). The members in the family are mainly found in fresh and brackish water of tropical Asia and New Guinea, but the genus Zenarchopterus also includes marine species from the Indo-Pacific. Several, such as the wrestling halfbeak, have become commonly traded aquarium fish.
Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- OrderBeloniformes
- FamilyZenarchopteridae
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9 sectionsContents
- Genera
- Behaviour
- Feeding
- Breeding
- Sexual dimorphism
- Gambling
- In the aquarium
- Conservation status
- References
Zenarchopteridae, the viviparous halfbeaks, is a family of ray-finned fishes in the order Beloniformes. The Zenarchopteridae exhibit strong sexual dimorphism, practicing internal fertilisation, and in some cases ovoviviparous or viviparous (the family also includes oviparous species). The members in the family are mainly found in fresh and brackish water of tropical Asia and New Guinea, but the genus Zenarchopterus also includes marine species from the Indo-Pacific. Several, such as the wrestling halfbeak, have become commonly traded aquarium fish.
==Genera== The following genera are classified within the family Zenarchopteridae Dermogenys Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823 Hemirhamphodon Bleeker, 1865 Nomorhamphus Weber & de Beaufort, 1922 Tondanichthys Collette, 1995 Zenarchopterus Gill, 1864