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Zenarchopterus buffonis (Valenciennes, 1847)

Buffon's river-garfish
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> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Zenarchopteridae (Internally fertilized halfbeaks)
Etymology: Zenarchopterus: Particle zen, derived from zao = to give life + Greek, archos = anus + Greek, pteron = fin.
Eponymy: Count Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon (1707–1788) is one of the giants of zoology and widely written about, hence the brevity of this entry. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Valenciennes.

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

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