Arrhamphus sclerolepis
Arrhamphus sclerolepis, the Northern snub-nosed garfish, is a species of halfbeak in the genus Arrhamphus[1] 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. [2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Arrhamphus |
| Species: | A. sclerolepis |
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| Arrhamphus sclerolepis | |
References
- "Arrhamphus sclerolepis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Arrhamphus sclerolepsis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- Bray, D.J. (2018). "Arrhamphus sclerolepis". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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