Arrhamphus sclerolepis

Taxobox
name = Snubnose garfish


image_caption =
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Beloniformes
familia = Hemiramphidae
genus = "Arrhamphuus"
genus_authority = Günther, 1866
species = "A. sclerolepis"
binomial = "Arrhamphus sclerolepis"
binomial_authority = Günther, 1866
subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
subdivision =
*"A. s. krefftii" Southeastern snubnose garfish
*"A. s. sclerolepis" Northern snubnose garfish

"Arrhamphus sclerolepis" is the only species in the genus "Arrhamphus" of halfbeak found across in coastal waters of the Indo-West Pacific around Papua New Guinea and Australia, and in the freshwaters of adjacent river systems. Considered a a good game fish, but of little commercial value either as food or as an aquarium fish. The species is distinguished from most other halfbeaks by the lower jaw being only slightly longer than the upper jaw.

References

* [http://www.fishbase.org/NomenClature/ValidNameList.cfm?criteria=SYNONYMS.SynGenus+%3D+%27Arrhamphus%27++AND+SYNONYMS.SynSpecies+like+%27%25%25%27+&vtitle=Scientific+Names+where+genus+equals+%3Ci%3EArrhamphus%3C%2Fi%3E FishBase entry for "Arrhamphus"]
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