| Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes) |
| 28 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; depth range 10 - 110 m, amphidromous |
| Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Persian Gulf and East Africa (including Reunion, Comoros, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mauritius) to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 14-15. Description: Body silvery, dorsal grey with numerous bars, thin and dark; caudal peduncle with a small brown saddle; dorsal fin transparent, pectoral fins axil black, anal fins yellowish. Head naked, with nuchal spine; snout short and rounded; mouth protrusible pointing downward; eyes large. Body compressed and deep, depth max 1.7-1.9 in SL; back strongly arched; breast scaleless. (Ref. 2108, 48635, 90102). |
| Found in river mouths and muddy inshore areas (Ref. 2847, 37816), often in mangrove areas (Ref. 48635). Adults are coastal inhabitants found on soft bottoms, usually between depths of 10-70 meters. Juveniles are commonly found in mangrove estuaries and tidal creeks, sometimes entering the lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 44894). Adults move in schools. Frequently ascend into freshwater reaches of rivers (Ref. 12693). Active by day (Ref. 12693). Feed on polychaetes, small crustaceans, small fishes (Ref. 30573) and worms (Ref. 12693). Important food fish in the tropics (Ref. 4376). Marketed fresh or dried (Ref. 12484). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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