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Allen's river garfish

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Allen's river garfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Zenarchopteridae
Genus: Zenarchopterus
Species:
Z. alleni
Binomial name
Zenarchopterus alleni
Collette, 1982

Allen's river garfish (Zenarchopterus alleni) is a species of viviparous halfbeak endemic to West Papua in Indonesia.

The Allen's river garfish was first discovered in the Mamberamo River in Papua, Indonesia. It is known from only one specimen. The specimen recovered measured 13 centimetres (5.1 in) SL in length and had 14 dorsal soft rays and 13 anal soft rays.[2] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Palmer-Newton, A. (2020). "Zenarchopterus alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T23202A127950613. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T23202A127950613.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Zenarchopterus alleni". FishBase. August 2012 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 August 2019.