Allen's river garfish
| Allen's river garfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Zenarchopteridae |
| Genus: | Zenarchopterus |
| Species: | Z. alleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Zenarchopterus alleni Collette, 1982 | |
Allen's river garfish (Zenarchopterus alleni) is a species of viviparous halfbeak endemic to West Papua in Indonesia.
The Allen's river garfish was 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.[1]
References
- Allen, G. 1996. Zenarchopterus alleni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Zenarchopterus alleni" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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