Dermogenys brachynotopterus

Dermogenys brachynotopterus, the Gangetic halfbeak, is a species of viviparous halfbeak.^[1][2][3]

Gangetic halfbeak
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Zenarchopteridae
Genus:	Dermogenys
Species:	D. brachynotopterus
Binomial name
Dermogenys brachynotopterus (Bleeker, 1853)[2]
Synonyms[1][2]
Hemirhamphus brachynotopterus Bleeker, 1853

Distribution

The Gangetic halfbeak is native to India^[1][2] and Bangladesh.^[4] Although IUCN] and FishBase state that it is only known from the holotype discovered in the Hooghly estuary in West Bengal, India,^[1][2]

IUCN postulates that Dermogenys brachynotopterus and Dermogenys burmanica could be the same species, with D. brachynotopterus having the taxonomic seniority.^[1]

Habitat and biology

It is a pelagic species of fish, and inhabits the brackish waters of estuaries.^[1][2]