Arrhamphus sclerolepis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Arrhamphus |
| Species: | A. sclerolepis
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Arrhamphus sclerolepis, the Northern snub-nosed garfish, is a species of halfbeak in the genus Arrhamphus[1] found in coastal waters of the Indo-West Pacific around Papua New Guinea and Australia, and in the freshwaters of adjacent river systems. Considered a good game fish, but of little commercial value either as food or as an aquarium fish. This species is known to anglers in Australia as the snub-nosed gar. The species is distinguished from most other halfbeaks by the lower jaw being only slightly longer than the upper jaw.[2] In coastal wetlands this species feeds mainly on sea grass, with some crustaceans, but in urban waterways it feeds on algae at night and on ants during the day.[3]
References[edit]
- "Arrhamphus sclerolepis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Arrhamphus sclerolepsis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Bray, D.J. (2018). "Arrhamphus sclerolepis". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Waltham, Nathan J.; Connolly, Rod M. (March 2006). "Trophic strategies of garfish, Arrhamphus sclerolepis, in natural coastal wetlands and artificial urban waterways". Marine Biology. 148 (5): 1135–1141. doi:10.1007/s00227-005-0154-7. ISSN 0025-3162. S2CID 3897777.
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