Northern snubnose garfish (Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis)

Scientific name: Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis G?nther, 1866

Northern snubnose garfish (Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis)

The Northern snubnose garfish (Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis) is a freshwater fish of the family Hemiramphidae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis
Family
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.0
Common length
15.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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.

Last updated