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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.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino; acqua dolce; salmastro associati a barriera corallina; amfidromo (Ref. 59012); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - ? m. Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Madagascar, Mozambique, Seychelles Island, Andaman Islands, East Indies, Caroline Islands, Fiji, Guam and northern Australia. Also India (Ref. 43081)
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4833)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10 - 12; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 11 - 13; Vertebre: 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).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Ovoviviparous.
Collette, B.B., 1974. The garfishes (Hemiramphidae) of Australia and New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum 29(2):11-105. (Ref. 10988)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 26.6 - 29, mean 28.3 °C (based on 952 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00198 - 0.01053), b=3.03 (2.83 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 2.9 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrienti (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);