Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes

Genus: Equulites

(See list of species below)

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10 species (see list below)

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 9.8 cm SL

Equulites absconditus
[]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean

Equulites antongil
[]

Photo by Wiadnya, D.G.R.

Equulites elongatus
[Slender ponyfish]

Photo by Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Muscat

Equulites klunzingeri
[]

Photo by Wiadnya, D.G.R.

Equulites laterofenestra
[]

Photo by Tonozuka, T.

Equulites leuciscus
[Whipfin ponyfish]

Photo by Fisheries Research Institute, Taiwan

Equulites lineolatus
[Ornate ponyfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Equulites moretoniensis
[Moreton Bay ponyfish]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Equulites rivulatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Equulites stercorarius
[Oblong slipmouth]

10 Species of Family Leiognathidae with Genus Equulites
(Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
2010	Equulites absconditus		Northwest Pacific	9.8 SL
2006	Equulites antongil		Western Indian Ocean
1874	Equulites elongatus	Slender ponyfish	Indo-West Pacific	12 TL
1898	Equulites klunzingeri		Red Sea and Mediterranean	11 SL
2007	Equulites laterofenestra		Western Pacific	12.8 SL
1860	Equulites leuciscus	Whipfin ponyfish	Indo-West Pacific	25 TL
1835	Equulites lineolatus	Ornate ponyfish	Indo-West Pacific	15 TL
1912	Equulites moretoniensis	Moreton Bay ponyfish	Western Pacific	11.2 FL
1845	Equulites rivulatus		Western Pacific	10 FL
1907	Equulites stercorarius	Oblong slipmouth	Indo-West Pacific	10.2 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Leiognathidae Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishesGenus: Equulites(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes

Genus: Equulites

(See list of species below)