Mergui velvetchin

Hapalogenys merguiensis

Hapalogenyid Fish from Bay of Bengal

Mergui velvetchin is known from Eastern Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Hapalogenyidae
Genus: Hapalogenys
Maximum length: 17.9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from the Andaman Sea, off southern Myanmar, including Mergui Basin and Taninthayi Coast, and off Phuket, west coast of Thailand. Possibly occurring in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, Bay of Bengal and Straits of Malacca.

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