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Zenarchopterus buffonis (Valenciennes, 1847)

Buffon's river-garfish
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Cambodia country information

Common names: Trey phutong
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Rainboth, W.J., 1996
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the lower Mekong.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rainboth, W.J., 1996
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Common names from other countries

Buffon's halfbeak, Buffonis halfbeak, Northern river garfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Zenarchopteridae (Internally fertilized halfbeaks)
Etymology: Zenarchopterus: Particle zen, derived from zao = to give life + Greek, archos = anus + Greek, pteron = fin.
  More on author: Valenciennes.

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - ? m.   Tropical

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