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Striped-nose
halfbeak
Zenarchopterus buffonis Family Hemiramphidae updated Aug 08 Where
seen? This
stick-like fish with a luminous tip at the end of the long pointed
lower jaw is almost always seen under the main bridge at Sungei
Buloh Wetland Reserve, floating at the water surface. Usually in
groups of many individuals.
Features: To about 23cm long. Body long, cylindrical. Lower jaw elongated and spike-like with a bright white tip that seems to glow in the water. It has a prominent dark line along the centre of the lower jaw. |
 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Jan 04 |
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 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Jan 04 |
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Striped-nose
halfbeaks on Singapore shores
 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Feb 11 |
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 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Feb 09 |
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 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Feb 09 |
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 Pasir Ris Park, Feb 12 |
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