Buffon’s River Garfish
Zenarchopterus buffonis
- Usual depth1–2 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, July, and September
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 23 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–2 m · Deepest record: 2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Buffon’s River Garfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 水針, 異鰭鱵, 蟾異鱗鱵, 補網師
Other scientific names: Hemiramphus buffonis, Hemirhamphus buffonis, Zenarchopterus buffoni
Similar species
- Estuarine Halfbeak
Zenarchopterus dispar
- Estuary Garfish
Zenarchopterus gilli
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 291 open-data records from 1846 to 2023.
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