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Zenarchopterus
Sign in to saveZenarchopterus 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.
Species
コモチサヨリ属
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderBeloniformes
- FamilyZenarchopteridae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 208
- With media
- 25
- Family
- Zenarchopteridae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Indonesia, Myanmar
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hemiramphidae
- Image
- Zenarchopterus dunckeri.jpg
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- Zenarchopterus
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- Category:Zenarchopterus
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.
They are commonly known as river garfish.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zenarchopterus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.