Bangkok halfbeak (Zenarchopterus pappenheimi)

Scientific name: Zenarchopterus pappenheimi Mohr, 1926

The Bangkok halfbeak (Zenarchopterus pappenheimi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Hemiramphidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific, Andaman Islands to Indonesia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Zenarchopterus pappenheimi
Family
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: Andaman Islands to Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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