Arrhamphus sclerolepis
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| Genus: | Arrhamphuus Günther, 1866
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| Species: | A. sclerolepis
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| Arrhamphus sclerolepis Günther, 1866
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Arrhamphus sclerolepis is the only species in the genus Arrhamphus of halfbeak found in coastal waters of the Indo-West Pacific around Papua New Guinea and Australia, and in the freshwaters of adjacent river systems. Considered a good game fish, but of little commercial value either as food or as an aquarium fish. This species is known to anglers in Australia as the snub-nosed gar. The species is distinguished from most other halfbeaks by the lower jaw being only slightly longer than the upper jaw.
Subspecies
This species currently has two recognized subspecies: [1]
- Arrhamphus sclerolepis krefftii (Steindachner, 1867) Southeastern snub-nosed garfish
- Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis Günther, 1866 Northern snub-nosed garfish
References
- "Arrhamphus sclerolepis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Arrhamphus". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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