Zenarchopteridae

Fricke, Ronald, Allen, Gerald R., Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Hamel, Mélanie A., Laboute, Pierre, Mana, Ralph, Hui, Tan Heok & Uyeno, Daisuke, 2014, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of Madang District, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 820 new records, Zootaxa 3832 (1), pp. 1-247 : 39-40

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6129534
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scientific name	Zenarchopteridae
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Zenarchopteridae View in CoL View at ENA

Zenarchopterus buffonis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847) —Buffon's river garfish

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS material (AMS I.16670-019, I.16672-009). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. India east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Near the surface in coastal waters, estuaries and rivers, 0– 1 m. Freshwater, transitional water and marine.

Zenarchopterus dispar (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847 —Feathered river garfish

STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Allen & Erdmann (2012: 164). USNM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa and Madagascar east to Fiji and Samoa, north to Philippines, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia, 0– 3 m. Freshwater, transitional water and marine.

Zenarchopterus dunckeri Mohr, 1925 View in CoL —Duncker's river garfish

STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Duncker & Mohr (1926: 127). WAM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Andaman Islands east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, 0– 3 m. Freshwater, transitional water and marine.

Zenarchopterus kampeni (Weber, 1913) View in CoL —Sepik River halfbeak

STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Parenti & Allen (1991: 138). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Endemic to northern Papua ( Indonesia) and northern Papua View in CoL New Guinea, 0– 3 m. Freshwater, transitional water and marine.

References

Allen, G. R. & Erdmann, M. V. (2012) Reef fishes of the East Indies. Vol. I - III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, pp. x + 1 - 424 + end note, pp. 425 - 855 & preface + map + contents + pp. 857 - 1260.]

Duncker, G. & Mohr, E. (1926) Die Fische der Sudsee-Expedition der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Stiftung 1908 - 1909. 2. Teil (Belonidae, Hemirhamphidae, Exocoetidae, Polynemidae, Sphyraenidae, Mugilidae, Atherinidae, Melanotaeniidae). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg, 42, 126 - 136.

Duncker, G. & Mohr, E. (1925) Die Fische der Sudsee-Expedition der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Stiftung 1908 - 1909. 1. Teil (Fistulariidae, Centriscidae, Syngnathidae). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg, 41, 93 - 112, pl. 2.

Parenti, L. R. & Allen, G. R. (1991) Fishes of the Gogol River and other coastal habitats, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 1, 307 - 320.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Beloniformes
Family	Zenarchopteridae
Genus	Zenarchopterus

Zenarchopteridae

Fricke, Ronald, Allen, Gerald R., Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Hamel, Mélanie A., Laboute, Pierre, Mana, Ralph, Hui, Tan Heok & Uyeno, Daisuke 2014

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