Dermogenys collettei is a species of viviparous halfbeak found in freshwater areas in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. This species was described in 2001 by Amy Downing Meisner with the type locality given as Kuching in Sarawak. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Bruce Baden Collette.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pygmy Halfbeak being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dermogenys pusilla
- Dermogenys siamensis
- Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus
- Zenarchopterus gilli
- Zenarchopterus buffonis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Family
- Zenarchopteridae
- Genus
- Dermogenys
- Species
- Dermogenys collettei
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