Estuary Garfish
Zenarchopterus gilli
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJune and August
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Estuary Garfish, Halfbeak, Short-nosed River-garfish, Short-nosed River Halfbeak, Shortnose River Garfish, Viviparous Halfbeak
Names in 2 more languages
- Thai
- ปลากระทุงเหวปากแม่น้ำ
- Simplified Chinese
- 吉氏异鳞鱵, 吉氏異鱗鱵
Other scientific names: Hemirhamphus brevirostris, Zenarchopterus brevirostris
Similar species
- Buffon’s River Garfish
Zenarchopterus buffonis
- Estuarine Halfbeak
Zenarchopterus dispar
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).
- 74 open-data records from 1929 to 2000.
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