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Zenarchopterus alleni Collette, 1982

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Zenarchopterus alleni Collette, 1982
Name authority
Collette, 1982
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Beloniformes
Family
Zenarchopteridae
Genus
Zenarchopterus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderBeloniformes
  11. familyZenarchopteridae Fowler, 1934
  12. genusZenarchopterus Gill, 1864
  13. speciesZenarchopterus alleni Collette, 1982

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Zenarchopterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Zenarchopterus dispar (Valenciennes, 1847)ZenarchopteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Zenarchopterus dunckeri Mohr, 1926ZenarchopteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Zenarchopterus ectuntio (Hamilton, 1822)ZenarchopteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Zenarchopterus gilli Smith, 1945ZenarchopteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Zenarchopterus kampeni (Weber, 1913)ZenarchopteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Zenarchopterus ornithocephala Collette, 1985ZenarchopteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Zenarchopterus pappenheimi Mohr, 1926ZenarchopteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Zenarchopterus philippinus (Peters, 1868)ZenarchopteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Zenarchopterus quadrimaculatus Mohr, 1926ZenarchopteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Zenarchopterus xiphophorus Mohr, 1934ZenarchopteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
fly river garfishZenarchopterus novaeguineae (Weber, 1913)ZenarchopteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Zenarchopterus cotnog (Smith, 1902)ZenarchopteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 56 records assigned to Zenarchopteridae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Collette, B. B. (1982). Two new species of freshwater halfbeaks (Pisces: Hemiramphidae) of the genus Zenarchopterus from New Guinea. Copeia 1982, 2. https://doi.org/10.2307/1444605 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:5D2C5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.