Buffon's river garfish

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Buffon's river garfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Beloniformes
Family:
Hemiramphidae
Genus:
Zenarchopterus
Species:
Z. buffonis
Binomial name
Zenarchopterus buffonis
(Valenciennes, 1847)

Buffon's river garfish (Zenarchopterus buffonis) is a species of fish in the Hemiramphidae family.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Buffon's river garfish is found at the surface levels of rivers, estuaries and coastal waters throughout the Indo-West Pacific region, extending from southern China to northern Australia. It feeds on terrestrial insects. It grows up to 23 cm in length and is not a commercially fished species.[1]


References

  1. ^ a b Fishbase: Zenarchopterus buffonis.
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