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Zenarchopterus philippinus  (Peters, 1868)

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type localities: Boco River and Quingoa River (Luzon) and Calbigan, Samar (Visayas), ZMB 5110 (syntypes of Hemirhamphus philippinus<>); Magat River and tributary creeks at Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya Province, Luzon, SU 25509 (holotype of Zenarchopterus magatensis); Pinacanauan River, Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Luzon, whereabouts unknown (syntypes of Zenarchopterus cagayensis) (Ref. 94476, 94891). Known from streams and lakes: Quingoa River, Bulacan; Bicol R., Camarines Sur; Molawin Creek, Banay River, Sta. Maria R., and Laguna de Bay, Laguna; Lake Bombon, Batangas; Olo creek, Pangasinan (Ref. 280).
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Zenarchopteridae ()
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Common names from other countries

菲律宾异鳞鱵, 菲律賓異鱗鱵, ... more

Main reference

Herre, A.W.C.T. 1953. (Ref. 280)
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Size / Weight / Age

Environment

Freshwater; pelagic; depth range 0 - ? m

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Asia: known only from the Philippines.
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Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits streams and lakes.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

Threat to humans

  Harmless



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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
 PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
 2.9   ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
 Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
 Unknown