Buffon's river garfish | |
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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.
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.