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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Zenarchopteridae (Internally fertilized halfbeaks)
Etymology: Dermogenys:Greek, derma = skin + Greek, geny, -yos = face, jaw (Ref. 45335); palawanensis:Named for the southwestern Philippine island of Palawan, where this species is endemic.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 44897); 4.9 cm SL (female)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsalsoft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analsoft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 39 - 42. Anal fin of this species is similar to D. robertsi, but differs from it by the combination of melanophores anterior to anal fin in females forming a broad V with a wide base, extending onto lateral surface, directly adjacent to genital papilla and extending anteriorly past level of anus; also the females have an elongate, pigmented genital papilla (Ref. 44897). Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 (Suppl. 27):1-663. (Ref. 94476)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
