Zenarchopterus buffonis (Valenciennes, 1847)

Zainal Abidin, Danial Hariz, Lavoué, Sébastien, Mohd Abu Hassan Alshari, Norli Fauzani, Mohd. Nor, Siti Azizah, A. Rahim, Masazurah & Mohammed Akib, Noor Adelyna, 2021, Ichthyofauna of Sungai Merbok Mangrove Forest Reserve, northwest Peninsular Malaysia, and its adjacent marine waters, Check List 17 (2), pp. 601-631 : 620

Zenarchopterus buffonis (Valenciennes, 1847)

Material examined. MALAYSIA • 1, 143 mm TL;

Kedah State, Kampung Batu Lintang, Pompang Batu Lintang; 05.624°N, 100.395°E; 19 Apr. 2019; Danial H. Zainal Abidin, Norli F.M.A.H. Alshari leg.; USMFC (105) 00003.

Identification. Maximum TL (from the upper jaw tip) about 140 mm. Body elongated-cylindrical, with elongated lower jaw and short triangular upper jaw, wider than long; black line along the midline of the snout; black line along dorsum from occipital region to caudal fin base; 6 th anal ray in adult males slightly elongate and expanded to form an andropodium ( Grier and Collette 1987); caudal fin rounded; body sides and belly sil- ver separated by a silver stripe running from gill opening to caudal fin base; caudal fin base dark greyish.

Zenarchopterus buffonis is a common species in this region and it had been reported by Tongnunui et al. (2002).