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]
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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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| Arrhamphus krefftii Steindachner, 1867[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Arrhamphus krefftii". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hemiramphus krefftii". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ a b Waltham, Nathan J.; Connolly, Rod M. (March 2006). "Trophic strategies of garfish, Arrhamphus sclerolepis, in natural coastal wetlands and artificial urban waterways". Marine Biology. 148 (5): 1135–1141. doi:10.1007/s00227-005-0154-7. ISSN 0025-3162. S2CID 3897777.
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