Bony fish
Orangefin Ponyfish
Photopectoralis bindus
Also known as: Deep Pugnose Pony, Orange Ponyfish, Orangefin Slipmouth, Orangetip Ponyfish, Orange-tipped Ponyfish, Silverbelly, Soapy, Soapy Pony, Tooth Pony
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Deep Pugnose Pony
- Orange Ponyfish
- Orangefin Slipmouth
- Orangetip Ponyfish
- Orange-tipped Ponyfish
- Silverbelly
- Soapy
- Soapy Pony
- Tooth Pony
LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
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Overview
Found in schools, over mud and sand bottoms, of estuaries and inshore coastal waters.
Common in silty coastal areas and tidal creeks, often caught in trawls and beach nets.
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
- Country only · 2
LIVES IN
Found in schools, over mud and sand bottoms, of estuaries and inshore coastal waters.
RANGE
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Adult photos 2
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ALL STAGES
FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS
Deep dive
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Slimys-Slipmouths-Ponyfishes (Leiognathidae)
