Vogelkop river garfish (Zenarchopterus ornithocephala)

Scientific name: Zenarchopterus ornithocephala Collette, 1985

The Vogelkop river garfish (Zenarchopterus ornithocephala) is a freshwater fish of the family Hemiramphidae. Native range: Asia, Vogelkop Peninsula in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14; Vertebrae: 49 - 50. Sixth anal fin ray of adult male enlarged. Predorsal scales 48-52. Scales anterior to origin of dorsal fin 45. Upper jaw longer than wide; lower jaw about equal to head length. Pectoral fin much shorter than head length. No modified dorsal fin rays in males.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Zenarchopterus ornithocephala
Family
Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.5
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Vogelkop Peninsula in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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