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Beloniformes (Needle fishes) >
Zenarchopteridae (Internally fertilized halfbeaks)
Etymology: Dermogenys: Greek, derma = skin + Greek, geny, -yos = face, jaw (Ref. 45335); collettei: Named for Bruce Collette, for seeing the problem of halfbeak taxonomy.
Eponymy: Dr Bruce Baden Collette (d: 1934) is an American ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
Asia:. Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 44897)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Meisner, A.D., 2001. Phylogenetic systematics of the viviparous halfbeak genera Dermogenys and Nomorhamphus (Teleostei: Hemiramphidae: Zenarchopterinae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 133:199-283. (Ref. 44897)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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