Species Zenarchopterus dispar (Valenciennes, 1847)
Spoonfin River Garfish, Spoon-fin Garfish, Spoonfin River Halfbeak, Viviparous Garfish
- Hemiramphus dispar Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1847. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 19 544 pp. pls 554-590. [58].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 4594 (3 specimens), Madagascar; MNHP 4595 (2 specimens), Madagascar; whereabouts unknown, Labouane River, Java, Indonesia.Type locality references:
Collette, B.B. 2004. Family Hemiramphidae Gill 1859 — halfbeaks. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 22: 1-35 [20]; Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 27: 1-663 [296].
Generic Combinations
- Zenarchopterus dispar (Valenciennes, 1847). —
Gill, T.N. 1863. Note on the genera of Hemirhamphinae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 15(5,6): 272 [272] (changed combination with naming of genus Zenarchopterus)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Zenzarchopterus dispar (Valenciennes, 1847) [misspelling of generic name]. —
Shipway, B. 1947. Fresh water fishes of the Barron River. North Queensland Naturalist 14(83): 25-27 [27]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Blackmore River, NT and creek on Lizard Island (14º40´S) and Escape River, Cape York to Olden Island, Island (20º06´S), QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S .J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 [209]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [70]
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, freshwater, inshore, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 1-10 m, usually in mouths of rivers.
General References
Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [7]
Collette, B.B. 1974. The garfishes (Hemiramphidae) of Australia and New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum 29(2): 11-105 figs 1-23 [95]
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [154]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [104]
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [57] (406)
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates & D.F. Hoese 2006. Hemiramphidae. pp. 732-739 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [739]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39] (580)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [164] (Spoonfin River Halfbeak)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [116] (Spoon-fin Garfish)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [57] (Viviparous Garfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Spoonfin River Garfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | BELONIFORMES | 20-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |