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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Zenarchopteridae

Genus: Zenarchopterus

(See list of species below)


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19 species (see list below)

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Asia
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Zenarchopterus alleni
[Allen's river garfish]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Zenarchopterus buffonis (Valenciennes, 1847)

Photo by FAO
 
Zenarchopterus buffonis
[Buffon's river-garfish]
No picture found
Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Zenarchopterus caudovittatus
[Long-jawed river garfish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Zenarchopterus clarus
[]

Photo by Mamilic, J.M.P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Zenarchopterus dispar (Valenciennes, 1847)

Photo by Mamilic, J.M.P.
 
Zenarchopterus dispar
[Feathered river-garfish]

Photo by Ratmuangkhwang, S.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Zenarchopterus dunckeri Mohr, 1926

Photo by Ratmuangkhwang, S.
 
Zenarchopterus dunckeri
[Duncker's river garfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Zenarchopterus dux
[]

Photo by FAO

Asia
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Zenarchopterus ectuntio (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by FAO
 
Zenarchopterus ectuntio
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Zenarchopterus gilli Smith, 1945

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Zenarchopterus gilli
[Viviparous halfbeak]
No picture found
Oceania and Asia
Max. Length 20.7 cm SL
 
Zenarchopterus kampeni
[Sepik River halfbeak]

Photo by Aland, G.

Asia and Oceania.
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Zenarchopterus novaeguineae (Weber, 1913)

Photo by Aland, G.
 
Zenarchopterus novaeguineae
[Fly River garfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Zenarchopterus ornithocephala
[Vogelkop river garfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Zenarchopterus pappenheimi
[Bangkok halfbeak]
No picture found
Asia
 
Zenarchopterus philippinus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Zenarchopterus quadrimaculatus
[]

Photo by Muchlisin, Z.A.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Zenarchopterus rasori (Popta, 1912)

Photo by Muchlisin, Z.A.
 
Zenarchopterus rasori
[Short river garfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Zenarchopterus robertsi
[Robert's river garfish]

Photo by Nip, T.

Asia

Zenarchopterus striga (Blyth, 1858)

Photo by Nip, T.
 
Zenarchopterus striga
[Hooghly halfbeak]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Zenarchopterus xiphophorus
[]
19 Species of Family Zenarchopteridae with Genus Zenarchopterus
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Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1982 Zenarchopterus alleni Allen's river garfish Asia 13 SL
1847 Zenarchopterus buffonis Buffon's river-garfish Indo-West Pacific 23 TL
1907 Zenarchopterus caudovittatus Long-jawed river garfish Asia and Oceania 14 SL
1926 Zenarchopterus clarus Western Central Pacific
1847 Zenarchopterus dispar Feathered river-garfish Indo-Pacific 19 TL
1926 Zenarchopterus dunckeri Duncker's river garfish Indo-West Pacific 14 SL
1910 Zenarchopterus dux Asia 15 TL
1822 Zenarchopterus ectuntio Asia 18 TL
1945 Zenarchopterus gilli Viviparous halfbeak Indo-Pacific 20 TL
1913 Zenarchopterus kampeni Sepik River halfbeak Oceania and Asia 20.7 SL
1913 Zenarchopterus novaeguineae Fly River garfish Asia and Oceania. 20 SL
1985 Zenarchopterus ornithocephala Vogelkop river garfish Asia 12.5 SL
1926 Zenarchopterus pappenheimi Bangkok halfbeak Eastern Indian Ocean and 18 TL
1868 Zenarchopterus philippinus Asia
1926 Zenarchopterus quadrimaculatus Western Central Pacific
1912 Zenarchopterus rasori Short river garfish Western Central Pacific 18 TL
1982 Zenarchopterus robertsi Robert's river garfish Oceania 13 SL
1858 Zenarchopterus striga Hooghly halfbeak Asia
1934 Zenarchopterus xiphophorus Eastern Indian Ocean



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013