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River Gar

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Sunfish (Queensland) Fraser Coast Branch Inc.
PO Box 5164
Torquay Queensland 4655
AUSTRALIA

Phone:
+ 61 07 4128 0700

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secretary@sunfish.com.au

River Gar (Hyporhamphus ardelio Whitley )
Local Common Names: Needle Gar, Splinter Gar
 

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The River Gar is the common long-beaked Garfish of South Queensland rivers, estuaries, and coastal lakes where it is usually associated with dense beds of eel-grass (

Updated:Wednesday, 17 October 2007