Dermogenys collettei
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Zenarchopteridae |
| Genus: | Dermogenys |
| Species: | D. collettei
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| Binomial name | |
| Dermogenys collettei A. D. Meisner, 2001[1]
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Dermogenys collettei is a species of viviparous halfbeak found in freshwater areas in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.[2] This species was described in 2001 by Amy Downing Meisner with the type locality given as Kuching in Sarawak.[3] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Bruce Baden Collette.[4]
Dermogenys collettei have been shown[5] to exhibit shoaling behavior. However, contrary to predictions, they exhibited this behavior in low predation scenarios, forest stream habitats in low predation, and more open stream habitats.[5] They did not exhibit shoaling when faced with immediate predation risk.[5] Their behavior suggests that adaptive responses to immediate predation risk are absent.
References[edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Dermogenys collettei" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Pygmy Halfbeak - Dermogenys collettei
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Dermogenys collettei". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Ho, Jonathan (31 December 2015). "Shoaling behaviour in the pygmy halfbeak Dermogenys collettei (Beloniformes: Zenarchopteridae): comparing populations from contrasting predation regimes". The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 63: 237–245 – via Science Citation Index.
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