''Zenarchopterus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
viviparous halfbeak
Zenarchopteridae, the viviparous halfbeaks, is a family in the order Beloniformes. The Zenarchopteridae exhibit strong sexual dimorphism, practicing internal fertilisation, and in some cases ovoviviparous or viviparous (the family also includes ...
s. These fish are found in marine,
brackish
Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estu ...
and fresh water of the
Indo-Pacific region. Despite being in the viviparous halfbeak family, ''Zenarchopterus'' species are
oviparous.
[Berra, T.M. (2001). ''Freshwater Fish Distribution.'' p. 320. ]
They are commonly known as river garfish.
Species
There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Zenarchopterus alleni''
Collette, 1982 (Allen's river garfish)
* ''
Zenarchopterus buffonis''
(Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1847) (Buffon's river garfish)
* ''
Zenarchopterus caudovittatus''
( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Long-jawed river garfish)
* ''
Zenarchopterus clarus''
Mohr, 1926
* ''
Zenarchopterus dispar''
(Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 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
* ''
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
Zenarchopteridae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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