Deveximentum hanedai

Deveximentum hanedai is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It isnative to the Indian and Pacific ocean waters around the countries of Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. It can be found in marine and brackish waters.

Deveximentum hanedai
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Leiognathidae
Genus:	Deveximentum
Species:	D. hanedai
Binomial name
Deveximentum hanedai (Mochizuki & Hayashi, 1989)
Synonyms[2]
Secutor hanedai Mochizuki & Hayashi 1989

Size

This species can reach a length of 7.1 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.^[3]

Etymology

The specific name honours Yata Haneda (1907-1995), a Japanese biologist who studied bioluminescent organisms, including ponyfishes. ^[4]