Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Beloniformes (Needlefishes) Suborder: Belonoidei (= Exocoetoidei) Superfamily: Exocoetoidea Family: Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) Subfamily: Zenarchopterinae Genus: Zenarchopterus Species: Z. ectuntio Synonyms Esox ectuntio Hamilton, 1822 Hemiramphus amblyurus Bleeker, 1849 Hemiramphus borneensis Bleeker, 1851