| Zenarchopteridae (Internally fertilized halfbeaks) |
| 7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic; freshwater; brackish; depth range - 0 m |
| Asia: Sarawak, Malaysia. |
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Belongs to the pogonognathus - group which differs from Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus and the other species of Hemirhamphodon in having 1 two distinct sizes of melanophores in the dorsal fin, large and small. Resembles species of the phaiosoma -group but differs sharply from H. pogonognathus in having a continuous band of pigment extending from the distal part of the fin to its base (Ref. 26761). |
| Females bear live young (Ref. 58777). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 January 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Restricted to Sarawak. Collected from the Baram River, the Kejin and Lawa tributaries. The streams were extensively shaded by overhanging vegetation or rock cliffs with no plants growing in the stream channels; gravel bottom except in Kejin where it is covered with organic debris, logs, leaves and tree bark (Ref. 26761). Also found in Rajang basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). |
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