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Scientific Name: Dermogenys pusilla Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823
Synonym: Dermogenys pussilus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Wrestling halfbeak
Local/Bangla Name: Ek Thota (এক ঠোঁটা)
Photo: Hippocampus-Bildarchiv (Fishabse)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Zenarchopteridae
Description:
Fin formula: D. 3-4/6; P1. 10; P2. 1/5; A. 3-4/11-12. It has elongated and slightly compressed body. Upper jaw short, triangular, without a mesial keel. Villiform teeth are present in many rows on both jaws. Dorsal fin originates above 6th or 7th ray of anal. Caudal fin is rounded. Color of the body is olive-brown or brownish grey with more or less red on flanks, paler to nearly white on belly; males with a clear red spot on pelvic fins.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in rivers where they may be seen swimming at the surface near the banks.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Pelagic-neritic)
Main References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
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