''Arramphus'' is a small genus of
halfbeaks from the
family
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Hemiramphidae
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from the coasts of Australia, the two species in the genus were formerly considered to be
conspecific
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Species
The two species of ''Arrhamphus'' are:
* ''
Arrhamphus krefftii''
( Steindachner, 1867) (Snubhose garfish)
* ''
Arrhamphus sclerolepis''
Günther, 1866 (Northern snubnose garfish)
References
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Hemiramphidae
Taxa named by Albert Günther