Feathered river-garfish (Zenarchopterus dispar)

Scientific name: Zenarchopterus dispar Valenciennes, 1847

Feathered river-garfish (Zenarchopterus dispar)

The Feathered river-garfish (Zenarchopterus dispar) is a freshwater fish of the family Hemiramphidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 24–28°C (75–82°F).

Feathered river-garfish care at a glance

Temperature
24–28°C (75–82°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13; Vertebrae: 42 - 43. Upper jaw distinctly wider than long. Snout uniform brown without any dark band on the midline. Pectoral fin shorter than head length. Lower jaw much shorter than head. Sixth and seventh anal rays of adult males greatly thickened and elongated, both rays reaching beyond the caudal base. Either dorsal ray 4 or 5 or both elongated and thickened.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Zenarchopterus dispar
Family
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
19.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish;; pH range: 7.0 - 8.0; dH range: 10 - ? reef-associated; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Kenya, Mozambique, Seychelles, Madagascar, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji, and Samoa. Reported from Sri Lanka and Vanuatu. Also found in India, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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