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Zenarchopteridae (Internally fertilized halfbeaks)
Etymology: Zenarchopterus: Particle zen, derived from zao = to give life + Greek, archos = anus + Greek, pteron = fin; ornithocephala: A noun in apposition, from the Greek ornis, ornithos (bird) and kephale (head), after the Vogelkop (birdhead) Peninsula (Ref. 10995).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water pelagisch; diepte 0 - ? m. Tropical
Asia: Vogelkop Peninsula in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2847)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 14; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 14; Wervels: 49 - 50. Sixth anal fin ray of adult male enlarged. Predorsal scales 48-52. Scales anterior to origin of dorsal fin 45. Upper jaw longer than wide; lower jaw about equal to head length. Pectoral fin much shorter than head length. No modified dorsal fin rays in males.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Collette, B.B., 1985. Zenarchopterus ornithocephala, a new species of freshwater halfbeak (Pisces: Hemiramphidae) from the Vogelkop peninsula of New Guinea. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 98(1):107-111. (Ref. 10995)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).