Zenarchopterus

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]

Zenarchopterus
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

Species

There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Zenarchopterus alleni Collette, 1982 (Allen's river garfish)
  • Zenarchopterus buffonis (Valenciennes, 1847) (Buffon's river garfish)
  • Zenarchopterus caudovittatus (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Long-jawed river garfish)
  • Zenarchopterus clarus Mohr, 1926
  • Zenarchopterus dispar (Valenciennes, 1847) (Feathered river garfish)
  • Zenarchopterus dunckeri Mohr, 1926 (Duncker's river garfish)
  • Zenarchopterus dux Seale, 1910
  • Zenarchopterus ectuntio (F. Hamilton, 1822)
  • Zenarchopterus gilli H. M. Smith, 1945 (Viviparous halfbeak)
  • Zenarchopterus kampeni (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Sepik River halfbeak)
  • Zenarchopterus novaeguineae (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Fly River garfish)
  • Zenarchopterus ornithocephala Collette, 1985 (Vogelkop river garfish)
  • Zenarchopterus pappenheimi Mohr, 1926 (Bangkok halfbeak)
  • Zenarchopterus philippinus (W. K. H. Peters, 1868)
  • Zenarchopterus quadrimaculatus Mohr, 1926
  • Zenarchopterus rasori (Popta, 1912) (Short river garfish)
  • Zenarchopterus robertsi Collette, 1982 (Robert's river garfish)
  • Zenarchopterus striga (Blyth, 1858) (Hooghly halfbeak)
  • Zenarchopterus xiphophorus Mohr, 1934

References
  1. Berra, T.M. (2001). Freshwater Fish Distribution. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-12-093156-9
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Zenarchopterus in FishBase. August 2012 version.


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