Misplaced Pages

Buffon's river garfish

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of fish

Buffon's river garfish
Hemiramphus_buffonis_Mintern_119
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Zenarchopteridae
Genus: Zenarchopterus
Species: Z. buffonis
Binomial name
Zenarchopterus buffonis
(Valenciennes, 1847)

Buffon's river garfish (Zenarchopterus buffonis) is a species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae.

Distribution and habitat

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.

References

  1. ^ Fishbase: Zenarchopterus buffonis.
Taxon identifiers
Zenarchopterus buffonis


Stub icon

This order Beloniformes related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Buffon's river garfish Add topic