Kingdom Animalia Family Zenarchopteridae Genus Zenarchopterus Order Beloniformes | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Zenarchopterus, Beloniformes, Zenarchopteridae, Congaturi halfbeak, Hemirhamphodon | ||
The Feathered river garfish (Zenarchopterus dispar), also known as Estuarine halfbeak, Spoon-fin garfish, Spoon-fin river garfish and Viviparous half beak, is a species of marine, freshwater, brackish and reef-associated oceanodromous viviparous halfbeak found in Indo-Pacific regional countries, such as Kenya, Mozambique, Seychelles, Madagascar, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji, Sri Lanka, India, Vanuatu, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Samoa.
Description
The species measured 19.0 centimetres (7.5 in) SL in length. The body shows typical halfbeak shape with an elongated lower jaw and cylindrical elongated body. They have no spines on fins, but do have 11-12 rays of their dorsal fins and 12-13 rays on their anal fins. Pectoral fin is much shorter than head length. The longest recorded Jumping halfbeak was 34 cm long. Snout is uniform and brown in color. The fish can be found in found around mangroves and sheltered shallow areas, where juveniles are neustonic and can be seen floating on water.