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Zenarchopterus kampeni (Weber, 1913)

Sepik River halfbeak
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Indonesia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Mamberamo River in Irian Jaya. Also Ref. 9158.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Zenarchopteridae (Internally fertilized halfbeaks)
Etymology: Zenarchopterus: Particle zen, derived from zao = to give life + Greek, archos = anus + Greek, pteron = fin.
  More on author: Weber.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce pelágico(a,os,as); pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; intervalo de profundidade 0 - ? m.   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614); 1°S - 6°S

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Asia and Oceania: Ramu and Sepik rivers in Papua New Guinea and Mamberamo River in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm 13.5, range 12 - 15 cm
Max length : 20.7 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9158); 17.5 cm SL (female); common length : 17.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9158); common length :16 cm SL (female); peso máx. publicado: 20.00 g (Ref. 9158); peso máx. publicado: 20.00 g

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Raios dorsais (total) : 12 - 14; Raios anais : 12 - 13.

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in lakes and backwaters to river channels, and lower sections of tributary streams. Caught using harpoons, hand nets, and scoop nets.

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

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Coates, D. and P.A.M. van Zwieten, 1992. Biology of the freshwater halfbeak Zenarchopterus kampeni (Teleostei: Hemiramphidae) from the Sepik and Ramu River basin, northern Papua New Guinea. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 3(1):25-36. (Ref. 9158)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

  Segura ou pouco preocupante (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 May 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para os humanos

  Harmless




Uso pelos humanos

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