Monday, July 30, 2012

Zenarchopterus buffonis (halfbeak)

Fishes

Buffon's river garfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Beloniformes
Family:Hemiramphidae
Genus:Zenarchopterus
Species:Z. buffonis
Binomial name
Zenarchopterus buffonis
(Valenciennes, 1847)
Buffon's river garfish is found at the surface levels of rivers, estuaries and coastal waters throughout the Indo-West Pacific region, extending from southern China to northern Australia. It feeds on terrestrial insects. It grows up to 23 cm in length and is not a commercially fished species.

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