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Zenarchopteridae (Internally fertilized halfbeaks)
Etymology: Zenarchopterus: Particle zen, derived from zao = to give life + Greek, archos = anus + Greek, pteron = fin.
Eponymy: Professor Theodore Nicholas Gill (1837–1914) was an American ichthyologist, malacologist, mammologist and librarian, a zoologist at George Washington University and associated with the Smithsonian Institution for more than half a century. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
بحري; المياه العذبة; مياه مخلوطة مرتبطة بالشعاب; مهاجرة بين الياه الملحه و الحلوة لكن ليس للتزاوج (Ref. 59012); نطاق العمق 0 - ? m. Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Madagascar, Mozambique, Seychelles Island, Andaman Islands, East Indies, Caroline Islands, Fiji, Guam and northern Australia. Also India (Ref. 43081)
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 4833)
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 0; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 10 - 12; شوكة شرجية: 0; أشعه شرجية لينه: 11 - 13; فقرات: 38 - 39. Upper jaw about as long as wide. Top of snout uniform brown. Sixth anal ray of males greatly enlarged and elongated, reaching the tip of the caudal fin in adults. Fourth dorsal ray of adult males elongated, thickened distally, curving back to the base of the caudal fin. Vertebrae 38-39. Dorsal rays 10 in females and 11 or 12 in males. Anal rays 10-12 in females and 13 in males.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Found mainly in marine waters, but enter estuaries and tidal rivers (Ref. 4833) and mangrove areas (Ref. 48635).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Ovoviviparous.
Collette, B.B., 1974. The garfishes (Hemiramphidae) of Australia and New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum 29(2):11-105. (Ref. 10988)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (مرجع
123201): 26.6 - 29, mean 28.3 °C (based on 952 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00200 - 0.01044), b=3.03 (2.82 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 2.9 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 149 [56, 313] mg/100g; Iron = 0.815 [0.368, 1.873] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [15.5, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.116 [0.050, 0.331] g/100g; Selenium = 18.1 [8.6, 40.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 167 [46, 643] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.12, 2.84] mg/100g (wet weight);
