Dermogenys collettei is a species of viviparous halfbeak found in freshwater areas in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.[2] This species was described in 2001 by Amy Downing Meisner with the type locality given as Kuching in Sarawak.[3] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Bruce Baden Collette.[4]
| Dermogenys collettei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Zenarchopteridae |
| Genus: | Dermogenys |
| Species: | D. collettei |
| Binomial name | |
| Dermogenys collettei A. D. Meisner, 2001[1] | |
Dermogenys collettei have been shown[5] to exhibit shoaling behavior. However, contrary to predictions, they exhibited this behavior in low predation scenarios, forest stream habitats in low predation, and more open stream habitats.[5] They did not exhibit shoaling when faced with immediate predation risk.[5] Their behavior suggests that adaptive responses to immediate predation risk are absent.