| Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes) |
| 13.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal; depth range 1 - 40 m, amphidromous |
| Indo-West Pacific: coasts of India and Sri Lanka to China; south to Australia. |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 14-14. Body silvery; live or fresh specimens with a golden gleam. Head naked; with nuchal spine. Protracted mouth pointing downward. Scales minute. 2nd dorsal spine less than 1/3 of body depth. |
| Lives in shallow waters down to depths of about 40 m, predominantly near the bottom, found in schools. Feeds mainly on diatoms, copepods, Lucifer, nematodes and polychaetes (Ref. 3424). |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
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