Zenarchopterus is a genus of viviparous halfbeaks. These fish are found in marine, brackish and fresh water of the Indo-Pacific region. Despite being in the viviparous halfbeak family, Zenarchopterus species are oviparous.
They are commonly known as river garfish.
Species
There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus:
- Zenarchopterus alleni <small>(Collette, 1982)</small> (Allen's river garfish)
- Zenarchopterus buffonis <small>(Valenciennes, 1847)</small> (Buffon's river garfish)
- Zenarchopterus caudovittatus <small>(M. C. W. Weber, 1907)</small> (Long-jawed river garfish)
- Zenarchopterus clarus <small>(Mohr, 1926)</small>
- Zenarchopterus dispar <small>(Valenciennes, 1847)</small> (Feathered river garfish)
- Zenarchopterus dunckeri <small>(Mohr, 1926)</small> (Duncker's river garfish)
- Zenarchopterus dux <small>(Seale, 1910)</small>
- Zenarchopterus ectuntio <small>(F. Hamilton, 1822)</small>
- Zenarchopterus gilli <small>(H. M. Smith, 1945)</small>
- Zenarchopterus kampeni <small>(M. C. W. Weber, 1913)</small> (Sepik River halfbeak)
- Zenarchopterus novaeguineae <small>(M. C. W. Weber, 1913)</small> (Fly River garfish)
- Zenarchopterus ornithocephala <small>(Collette, 1985)</small> (Vogelkop river garfish)
- Zenarchopterus pappenheimi <small>(Mohr, 1926)</small> (Bangkok halfbeak)
- Zenarchopterus philippinus <small>(W. K. H. Peters, 1868)</small>
- Zenarchopterus quadrimaculatus <small>(Mohr, 1926)</small>
- Zenarchopterus rasori <small>(Popta, 1912)</small> (Short river garfish)
- Zenarchopterus robertsi <small>(Collette, 1982)</small> (Robert's river garfish)
- Zenarchopterus striga <small>(Blyth, 1858)</small> (Hooghly halfbeak)
- Zenarchopterus takaoensis <small>(Liao, Thiel, Chang, 2024)</small> (Takao's garfish)
- Zenarchopterus xiphophorus <small>(Mohr, 1934)</small>
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