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Pygmy halfbeak

Dermogenys collettei Meisner, 2001

Status not recordedbony fish

The pygmy halfbeak (Dermogenys collettei) is a species in the family Zenarchopteridae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the pygmy halfbeak

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pygmy halfbeak live?

Not recorded

Is the pygmy halfbeak endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pygmy halfbeak classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyZenarchopteridae
  6. genusDermogenys
  7. SpeciesDermogenys collettei Meisner, 2001
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • polozobánka CollettovaCzech
  • ปลาเข็มภาคใต้Thai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pygmy halfbeak

Other species in the same genus Dermogenys.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pygmy halfbeak?

The pygmy halfbeak (Dermogenys collettei) belongs to the family Zenarchopteridae in the order Beloniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pygmy halfbeak (Dermogenys collettei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pygmy-halfbeak

MLA

“Pygmy halfbeak (Dermogenys collettei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pygmy-halfbeak.

BibTeX
@misc{pygmy_halfbeak_2026,
  title = {Pygmy halfbeak (Dermogenys collettei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pygmy-halfbeak},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}