Biology:Arrhamphus krefftii
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| Arrhamphus krefftii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Hemiramphidae |
| Genus: | Arrhamphus |
| Species: | A. krefftii
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| Binomial name | |
| Arrhamphus krefftii Steindachner, 1867[1]
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Arrhamphus krefftii, the snub-nosed garfish, is a species of halfbeak in the genus Arrhamphus found in coastal waters of Australia from south of Rockhampton in Queensland to Sydney.[1] The identity of the person honoured in the specific name is uncertain but it is thought that it may be the Australian zoologist and paleontologist Gerard Krefft (1830–1881).[2] This species was previously classified as a subspecies of Arrhamphus sclerolepis, and remains so according to some authorities.[3] This species is a herbivore and eats seagrass during the day.[4] At night, it is a carnivore, eating mainly crustaceans.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Arrhamphus krefftii" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ↑ "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 15 June 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/beloniformes/. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Hemiramphus krefftii". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=31595.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Waltham, Nathan J.; Connolly, Rod M. (March 2006). "Trophic strategies of garfish, Arrhamphus sclerolepis, in natural coastal wetlands and artificial urban waterways" (in en). Marine Biology 148 (5): 1135–1141. doi:10.1007/s00227-005-0154-7. ISSN 0025-3162. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00227-005-0154-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q85743097 entry
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