Zenarchopterus

Zenarchopterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Zenarchopteridae
Genus:	Zenarchopterus T. N. Gill, 1864

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]

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 (de), 1926
Zenarchopterus dispar (Valenciennes, 1847) (Feathered river garfish)
Zenarchopterus dunckeri Mohr (de), 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 (de), 1926 (Bangkok halfbeak)
Zenarchopterus philippinus (W. K. H. Peters, 1868)
Zenarchopterus quadrimaculatus Mohr (de), 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 (de), 1934

References

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

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