Dermogenys pusillus

Dealers offer several species under this name. The Malayan halfbeak proper lives and feeds just below the surface. Breeding is less prolific than with the Poeciliidae. The fry acquire the characteristic "beak" only after several weeks. Size: 7 cm.

• Betta splendens
• Botia lohachata
• Gambusia affinis
• Etroplus suratensis
• Thayeria boehlkei