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Mergui velvetchin (Hapalogenys merguiensis)
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Ecological Illustration of Mergui velvetchin (Hapalogenys merguiensis)
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Hapalogenyidae

Mergui velvetchin

Hapalogenys merguiensis

Hapalogenyid Fish from Bay of Bengal

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

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
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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