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Dermogenys pusilla Kuhl, van & Hasselt, 1823

Wrestling halfbeak
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Thailand country information

Common names: Halfbeak
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Ukkatawewat, S., 1984
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from Chanthaburi, Bangkok, and Songkhla (Ref. 37773); reared in captivity for the ornamental fish trade (Ref. 6459, 57235). Recorded from Chao Phraya River and Mekong River (Ref. 26336). Also Ref. 1632, 36654. Outside distributional range, occurrence needs further confirmation.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Meisner, A.D., 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Zenarchopteridae (Internally fertilized halfbeaks)
Etymology: Dermogenys: Greek, derma = skin + Greek, geny, -yos = face, jaw (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Kuhl, van & Hasselt.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; pH range: 7.0 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 19; depth range 0 - ? m.   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 30491)

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