Northern snubnose garfish (Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis) fish species and information / pictures of Northern snubnose garfish - Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis

Northern snubnose garfish (Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis

Common Name
Northern snubnose garfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 17; Vertebrae: 45 - 48. Lower jaw proportionately much shorter at larger sizes. Anal rays usually 15; vertebrae 45-48, usually 46 or 47; gill rakers on the first arch, 21-25, usually 23 or 24.

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1866

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Needle fishes (Beloniformes)

Family

Halfbeaks (Hemiramphidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: confined to northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea. Known south along the coast of western Australia to the Gascoyne River and along the coast of eastern Australia to Lindeman Island and Bowen, Queensland.

Range

1°S - 19°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic-neritic

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous

Trophic Level

3.03 s.e. 0.30 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

36.0 cm

Common Length

15.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated