Arrhamphus

Genus of fishes

Arrhamphus
Arrhamphus sclerolepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Genus: Arrhamphus
Günther, 1866
Type species
Arrhamphus sclerolepis
Günther, 1866

Arrhamphus is a small genus of halfbeaks from the family Hemiramphidae from the coasts of Australia, the two species in the genus were formerly considered to be conspecific.[1]

Species

The two species of Arrhamphus are:

  • Arrhamphus krefftii (Steindachner, 1867) (Snubnose garfish)
  • Arrhamphus sclerolepis Günther, 1866 (Northern snubnose garfish)

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Arrhamphus in FishBase. April 2019 version.
Taxon identifiers
Arrhamphus