Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Beloniformes (Needlefishes) Suborder: Belonoidei (= Exocoetoidei) Superfamily: Exocoetoidea Family: Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) Subfamily: Zenarchopterinae Genus: Dermogenys Species: D. pusilla
Synonym: Dermogenys pusillus Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823
Common/local names English: Wrestling halfbeak Bangladesh: Ek Thota (এক ঠোটা)
Distributions: Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, China and the Philippines (IUCN Bangladesh, 2000).
Conservation status: Endangered in Bangladesh due to habitat loss (IUCN …read more