---
title: "Northern River Garfish"
description: "Zenarchopterus buffonis — Vissen. Buffon's river garfish (Zenarchopterus buffonis) is a species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/northern-river-garfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern River Garfish

> Zenarchopterus buffonis — Vissen. Buffon's river garfish (Zenarchopterus buffonis) is a species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae.

- Scientific name: *Zenarchopterus buffonis*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1375
- Wikidata: [Q1886430](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1886430)
- iNaturalist taxon: [366317](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/366317)

## Names

- en: Northern River Garfish
- fr: Demi-bec de Buffon

## Countries with the most observations

SG (530), AU (138), TH (105), VN (69), MY (67), PH (28), IN (25), CN (23), ID (23), TW (7), HK (5), MO (4)

## Summary

Buffon's river garfish (Zenarchopterus buffonis) is a species of fish in the family Hemiramphidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffon%27s_river_garfish

## Photo

![Northern River Garfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-river-garfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Olly Morgan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184638889

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-river-garfish?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).