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Arrhamphus sclerolepis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Arrhamphus sclerolepis

Higher classification
  
Arrhamphus

Order
  
Beloniformes

Family
  
Hemiramphidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Arrhamphuus Günther, 1866

Similar
  
Beloniformes, Oxyporhamphus micropterus, Hyporhamphus, Zenarchopterus, Buffon's river garfish

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:

  • Arrhamphus sclerolepis krefftii (Steindachner, 1867) Southeastern snub-nosed garfish
  • Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis Günther, 1866 Northern snub-nosed garfish
  • References

    Arrhamphus sclerolepis Wikipedia