Arrhamphus krefftii

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]

Arrhamphus krefftii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Hemiramphidae
Genus:	Arrhamphus
Species:	A. krefftii
Binomial name
Arrhamphus krefftii Steindachner, 1867[1]
Synonyms[1]
Hemiramphus kreftii Steindachner, 1867 Arrhamphus sclerolepis krefftii (Steindachner, 1867) Hemirhamphus breviceps Castelnau, 1878