Arrhamphus sclerolepis
| Snubnose garfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Arrhamphuus Günther, 1866 |
| Species: | A. sclerolepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Arrhamphus sclerolepis Günther, 1866 | |
Arrhamphus sclerolepis is the only species in the genus Arrhamphus of halfbeak found in coastal waters of the Indo-West Pacific around Papua New Guinea and Australia, and in the freshwaters of adjacent river systems. Considered a good game fish, but of little commercial value either as food or as an aquarium fish. This species is known to anglers in Australia as the snub-nosed gar. The species is distinguished from most other halfbeaks by the lower jaw being only slightly longer than the upper jaw.
Subspecies
This species currently has two recognized subspecies: [1]
- Arrhamphus sclerolepis krefftii (Steindachner, 1867) Southeastern snub-nosed garfish
- Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis Günther, 1866 Northern snub-nosed garfish
References
- "Arrhamphus sclerolepis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Arrhamphus in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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