Secutor hanedai explained

Secutor 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.

Size

This species can reach a length of 7.1cm (02.8inches) SL.

Etymology

The specific name honours Yata Haneda (1907-1995), a Japanese biologist who studied bioluminescent organisms, including ponyfishes. ^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 2): Families EPHIPPIDAE, LEIOGNATHIDAE, SCATOPHAGIDAE, ANTIGONIIDAE, SIGANIDAE, CAPROIDAE, LUVARIDAE, ZANCLIDAE and ACANTHURIDAE . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . 17 November 2020 . 12 August 2020 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.