Buffon's River Garfish
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Buffon's river garfish (''Zenarchopterus buffonis'') is a species of fish in the family
Hemiramphidae Hemiramphidae is a family of fishes that are commonly called halfbeaks, spipe fish or spipefish. They are a geographically widespread and numerically abundant family of epipelagic fish inhabiting warm waters around the world. The halfbeaks are ...
.Fishbase: ''Zenarchopterus buffonis''


Distribution and habitat

Buffon's river garfish is found at the surface levels of rivers, estuaries and coastal waters throughout the Indo-West Pacific region, extending from southern China to northern Australia. It feeds on terrestrial insects. It grows up to 23 cm in length and is not a commercially fished species.


References

Buffon's river garfish Freshwater fish of Australia Buffon's river garfish {{Beloniformes-stub