{{Short description|Genus of fishes}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Zenarchopterus dunckeri.jpg | image_caption = Zenarchopterus dunckeri | taxon = Zenarchopterus | authority = T. N. Gill, 1864 | type_species = ''Hemiramphus dispar'' | type_species_authority = Valenciennes, 1847 }}
'''''Zenarchopterus''''' is a genus of viviparous halfbeaks. These fish are found in marine, brackish and fresh water of the Indo-Pacific region. Despite being in the viviparous halfbeak family, ''Zenarchopterus'' species are oviparous.<ref name=Berra>Berra, T.M. (2001). ''Freshwater Fish Distribution.'' p. 320. {{ISBN|978-0-12-093156-9}}</ref>
They are commonly known as '''river garfish'''.
==Species== There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus:<ref>{{FishBase genus | genus = Zenarchopterus| month = August | year = 2012}}</ref> * ''Zenarchopterus alleni'' <small>(Collette, 1982)</small> (Allen's river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus buffonis'' <small>(Valenciennes, 1847)</small> (Buffon's river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus caudovittatus'' <small>(M. C. W. Weber, 1907)</small> (Long-jawed river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus clarus'' <small>(Mohr, 1926)</small> * ''Zenarchopterus dispar'' <small>(Valenciennes, 1847)</small> (Feathered river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dunckeri'' <small>(Mohr, 1926)</small> (Duncker's river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dux'' <small>(Seale, 1910)</small> * ''Zenarchopterus ectuntio'' <small>(F. Hamilton, 1822)</small> * ''Zenarchopterus gilli'' <small>(H. M. Smith, 1945)</small> * ''Zenarchopterus kampeni'' <small>(M. C. W. Weber, 1913)</small> (Sepik River halfbeak) * ''Zenarchopterus novaeguineae'' <small>(M. C. W. Weber, 1913)</small> (Fly River garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus ornithocephala'' <small>(Collette, 1985)</small> (Vogelkop river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus pappenheimi'' <small>(Mohr, 1926)</small> (Bangkok halfbeak) * ''Zenarchopterus philippinus'' <small>(W. K. H. Peters, 1868)</small> * ''Zenarchopterus quadrimaculatus'' <small>(Mohr, 1926)</small> * ''Zenarchopterus rasori'' <small>(Popta, 1912)</small> (Short river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus robertsi'' <small>(Collette, 1982)</small> (Robert's river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus striga'' <small>(Blyth, 1858)</small> (Hooghly halfbeak) * ''Zenarchopterus takaoensis'' <small>(Liao, Thiel, Chang, 2024)</small> (Takao's garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus xiphophorus'' <small>(Mohr, 1934)</small>
== References == {{Reflist}}
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