Allen's river garfish
Allen's river garfish (Zenarchopterus alleni) is a species of viviparous halfbeak endemic to West Papua in Indonesia.
| Allen's river garfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Zenarchopteridae |
| Genus: | Zenarchopterus |
| Species: | Z. alleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Zenarchopterus alleni Collette, 1982 | |
The Allen's river garfish was first discovered in the Mamberamo River in Papua, Indonesia. It is known from only one specimen. The specimen recovered measured 13 centimetres (5.1 in) SL in length and had 14 dorsal soft rays and 13 anal soft rays.[2] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen.[3]
References
- Palmer-Newton, A. (2020). "Zenarchopterus alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T23202A127950613. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T23202A127950613.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Zenarchopterus alleni" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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