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Bony fish

Whipfin Ponyfish

Equulites leuciscus

Also known as: Highfin Pony, Highfin Ponyfish, Long-spined Ponyfish, New Holland Ponyfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2017
Adult
@JarJar · Rock near Shahira Hotel, Sri Lanka · October 20131 / 4
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Overview

Found in small schools, over mud and sandy bottoms, of inshore coastal waters, rarely near reefs.

Common in silty coastal areas and tidal creeks, often caught in trawls and beach nets.

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How to identify

Fins & Tail
filament fins
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Country only · 4
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Found in small schools, over mud and sandy bottoms, of inshore coastal waters, rarely near reefs.

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Adult photos 4

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familyLeiognathidae
    6. genusEquulites
    7. speciesEquulites leuciscus (Günther, 1860)

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    More in the family

    Slimys-Slipmouths-Ponyfishes (Leiognathidae)