Hemiramphidae, T.N.Gill, 1859

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 68-70

Hemiramphidae

(halfbeaks)

Arrhamphus sclerolepis Günther, 1866

Snubnose Garfish

Arrhamphus sclerolepis Günther, 1866: 277 (? New Zealand [= Australia]).— Macleay 1878: 364 (Darwin); Taylor 1964: 103 (Nightcliff; Little Lagoon; Thompson Bay, Port Langdon; Bickerton Island; Port Bradshaw); Midgley 1982: Appendix B (Robinson River; Bluey Creek); Midgley 1983: Appendix B (tributary of Rose River); Blaber et al. 1992: 7 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1992: 8 (off Bing Bong Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 349 (NW side Channel Island); Larson 1997: 29 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 25 (Field Island); Larson 1999b: 30 (Kakadu); Hoese et al. 2006: 733 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast, N coastal, N Gulf).

Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis — Collette 1974: 34 (Sir Edward Pellew Group; Little Lagoon, Umbakumba; Port Langon, Groote Eylandt; Bickerton Island; Port Bradshaw; Marchinbar Island; Port Essington; Nightcliff; Darwin); Paxton et al. 1989: 336 (NT).

East of barge landing, Maningrida; Entrance Island, Liverpool River. Drimmie Arm, Gove (AMS material).

Euleptorhamphus viridis (van Hasselt, 1823)

Longfin Garfish

Hemiramphus viridis van Hasselt, 1823: 131 (Vizagapatam, India).

Euleptorhamphus viridis — Paxton et al. 1989: 336 (N.T.); Hoese et al. 2006: 734 (NT; N coast).

Hemirhamphus far ( Forsskål, 1775) Blackbarred Garfish Esox far Forsskål, 1775: 67 (Jidda, Red Sea). Hemiramphus far — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 80 (Darwin and Pellew Is.); Taylor 1964: 104 (Thompson Bay,

Port Langdon); Collette 1974: 41 (Sir Edward Pellew Group; Thompson Bay, Port Langdon, Groote

Eylandt; off Black Point, Port Essington; Palmerston); Paxton et al. 1989: 337 (NT); Blaber et al. 1992: 7

(Groote Eylandt); Larson and Williams 1997: 349 (Darwin); Hoese et al. 2006: 734 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). Hemiramphus commersoni —Munro 1958: 56 (NT).

Hemiramphus robustus Günther, 1866

Three-by-two Garfish

Hemirhamphus robustus Günther, 1866: 270–271 (Long Island, Tasmania).— Collette 1974: 45 (Sir Edward Pellew Group); Paxton et al. 1989: 337 (NT); Blaber et al. 1992: 7 (Groote Eylandt); Hoese et al. 2006: 735 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Hemiramphus welsbyi — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 80 (Pellew Islands).

Van Diemen Gulf; N of Hawknest Island , Groote Eylandt.

Hyporhamphus affinis ( Günther, 1866)

Tropical Garfish

Hemirhamphus affinis Günther, 1866: 267 (South Seas).

Hyporhamphus affinis — Collette 1974: 86 (Timor Sea; Joseph Bonaparte Gulf); Paxton et al. 1989: 337 (NT); Hoese et al. 2006: 735 (NT; N coast).

Hyporhamphus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1847)

Slender Garfish

Hemiramphus Dussumieri Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847: 33–35 ( Seychelles Islands).

Hyporhamphus dussumieri — Taylor 1964: 106 (reef at Yirrkala ); Collette 1974: 90 ( Yirrkala N of Cape Arnhem); Paxton et al. 1989: 337 (NT); Hoese et al. 2006: 736 (NT; N coast).

Hyporhamphus neglectissimus Parin, Collette and Shcherbachev, 1980

Neglected Garfish

Hyporhamphus gaimardi — Taylor 1964:104 (Nightcliff; Winchelsea Island; Port Bradshaw).

Hyporhamphus neglectus — Collette 1974: 61 (S end Winchelsea Island; mouth of Port Bradshaw; Truant Island , English Company’s Islands ; Jensens Bay , Wessel Island ; Mullet Bay , N Goulburn Island ; Port Essington ; Cape Don; Gordon Bay , Bathurst Island ; Nightcliff; Peron Island , Anson Bay ) .

Hyporhamphus (Hyporhamphus) neglectissimus Parin, Collette and Shcherbachev, 1980: 34 (New Guinea).

Hyporhamphus neglectissimus — Paxton et al. 1989: 338 (N.T.); Larson and Williams 1997: 350 (Nightcliff); Hoese et al. 2006: 736 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Lorna Shoal, Fog Bay; Croker Island; McCluer Island; Cobourg Peninsula; Inglis Island; Marchinbar

Island; Elcho Island; Gove Harbour; Bremer Island.

Hyporhamphus quoyi (Valenciennes, 1847)

Longtail Garfish

Hemiramphus Quoyi Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847: 35–36 (Port Dourey, Papua New Guinea).— Whitley 1928: 214–215 (Port Darwin).

Belone quoyi — Klunzinger 1880: 415 (Port Darwin).

Hyporhamphus quoyi — Taylor 1964: 105 (Nightcliff; Thompson Bay, Port Langdon; Bickerton Island; Winchelsea Island; Groote Eylandt; Bartalumba Bay; Little Lagoon; Yirrkalla; Port Bradshaw); Collette 1974: 84 (Sir Edward Pellew Group; Emerald River, Port Langdon; Thompson Bay, Little Lagoon; Bartalumba Bay, Groote Eylandt; Bickerton Island; Port Bradshaw; Yirrkalla; off Black Point, Port Essington; Nightcliff; Darwin); Paxton et al. 1989: 338 (NT); Blaber et al. 1992: 7 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1992: 9 (off Bing Bong Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 350 (Port Darwin); Hoese et al. 2006: 737 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Rapuma Island, near Milingimbi.

Rhynchorhamphus georgii (Valenciennes, 1847)

Duckbill Garfish

Hemiramphus Georgii Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847: 37–39 ( Bombay and Coromandel, India).

Rhynchorhamphus georgii — Collette 1974: 92 (Jensen Bay, Wessel Islands); Paxton et al. 1989: 339 (NT); Hoese et al. 2006: 738 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Zenarchopterus buffonis (Valenciennes, 1847)

Northern River Garfish

Hemiramphus buffonis Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847: 48–49 (Pulo Pinan).

Zenarchopterus buffonis — Taylor 1964: 108 (Nightcliff; Wood's Inlet; Port Bradshaw); Collette 1974: 93 (Port Bradshaw;Nightcliff; Woods Inlet; Darwin); Paxton et al. 1989: 339 (NT); Blaber et al. 1992: 7 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1996: 11 (Towns River); Larson and Williams 1997: 350 (East Point; NW side Channel Island; East Arm); Larson 2000: 39 (South Alligator River); Hoese et al. 2006: 738 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). Creek on NE side Milingimbi; Rapuma Island, Milingimbi. Drimmie Arm, Gove (AMS material).

Zenarchopterus caudovittatus ( Weber, 1908) Longjaw River Garfish Hemiramphus amblyurus — Macleay 1878: 364 (Port Darwin). Hemiramphus (Zenarchopterus) caudovittatus Weber, 1908: 229–230 (mouth of Merauke River). Zenarchopterus ectuntio — Taylor 1964: 106 (Port Darwin). Zenarchopterus caudovittatus — Taylor 1964: 106 (East Alligator River); Pollard 1974: 68 (Cahills Landing); Collette 1974: 95 (E Alligator River, 6 mi W of Oenpelli); Paxton et al. 1989: 339 (East Alligator River, NT);

Larson and Williams 1997: 350 (Port Darwin); Larson 1997: 29 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 26 (Field

Island); Larson 1999b: 30 (Kakadu); Larson 2000: 39 (South Alligator River); Allen et al. 2002: 122 (East

Alligator River); Hoese et al. 2006: 739 (NT; N coastal, East Elligator River).

Zenarchopterus dispar (Valenciennes, 1847) Spoonfin River Garfish Hemiramphus dispar Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847: 58–62 (" Madagascar?"). Zenarchopterus dispar — Collette 1974: 96 (Blackmore River, S. part of Darwin Harbour); Paxton et al. 1989: 339

(Blackmore River, Darwin Harbour, NT); Blaber et al. 1992: 7 (Groote Eylandt); Larson and Williams

1997: 350 (Blackmore River); Hoese et al. 2006: 739 (NT; N coast, N coastal, Blackmore River, Darwin

Harbour).

Zenarchopterus gilli Smith, 1945

Shortnose River Garfish

Zenarchopterus gilli Smith, 1945: 432 (replacement name for Hemirhamphus brevirostris Günther, 1866 , preoccupied).— Taylor 1964: 109 (East Point Reef; Groote Eylandt; Port Bradshaw); Collette 1974: 97 (Emerald River, Groote Eylandt; Port Bradshaw; East Point Reef, Darwin); Paxton et al. 1989: 339 (Darwin, NT); Larson and Williams 1997: 350 (East Point Reef; Groote Eylandt; Port Bradshaw); Hoese et al. 2006: 739 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast, Darwin). Burford Island, Cobourg Peninsula.

Zenarchopterus rasori ( Popta, 1912)

Short River Garfish

Hemiramphus rasori Popta, 1912: 192–193 (Muna Is, Celebes).

Zenarchopterus rasori — Taylor 1964: 108 (Wood's Inlet, Delissaville); Collette 1974: 99 (Woods Inlet, near Darwin, Arnhem Land); Paxton et al. 1989: 340 (Wood's Inlet, Arnhem Land, NT); Larson 1996: 11 (Roper River; Nayarnpi Creek; Towns River); Larson and Williams 1997: 350 (East Arm; Woods Inlet); Hoese et al. 2006: 739 (NT; N coast, Woods Inlet, Arnhem Land).