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
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Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

Etymology

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

References

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  1. ^ Dooley, J.; Fritzsche, R.; Matsuura, K.; et al. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Secutor hanedai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154802A115237270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154802A4636789.en. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Secutor hanedai". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (December 2013). "Secutor hanedai". FishBase.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (12 August 2020). "Order Acanthuriformes (part 2): Families Ephippidae, Leiognathidae, Scatophagidae, Antgoniidae, Sisganidae, Caproidae, Luvaridae, Zanclidae and Acanthuridae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 November 2020.