Dermogenys brachynotopterus

Dermogenys brachynotopterus, the Gangetic halfbeak, is a species of viviparous halfbeak.

Distribution
The Gangetic halfbeak is native to India and Bangladesh. Although IUCN] and FishBase state that it is only known from the holotype discovered in the Hooghly estuary in West Bengal, India,

IUCN postulates that Dermogenys brachynotopterus and Dermogenys burmanica could be the same species, with D. brachynotopterus having the taxonomic seniority.

Habitat and biology
It is a pelagic species of fish, and inhabits the brackish waters of estuaries.