Dermogenys_brachynotopterus

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Dermogenys brachynotopterus

Species of fish

Dermogenys brachynotopterus, the Gangetic halfbeak, is a species of viviparous halfbeak.[1][2][3]

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Distribution

The Gangetic halfbeak is native to India[1][2] and Bangladesh.[4] Although IUCN] and FishBase state that it is only known from the holotype discovered in the Hooghly estuary in West Bengal, India,[1][2]

IUCN postulates that Dermogenys brachynotopterus and Dermogenys burmanica could be the same species, with D. brachynotopterus having the taxonomic seniority.[1]

Habitat and biology

It is a pelagic species of fish, and inhabits the brackish waters of estuaries.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Ng, H.H. (2010). "Dermogenys brachynotopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166439A6209556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166439A6209556.en. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Dermogenys brachynotopterus" in FishBase. June 2023 version.
  3. [3]
    "ADW: Dermogenys brachynotopterus: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  4. [4]
    "Dermogenys brachynotopterus | Bangladesh Species Database". www.bdspecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-25.


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