Smalltoothed ponyfish
📖 Overview
Found over sandy or muddy bottoms of coastal inshore waters . Feeds mainly on small fishes, crustaceans and polychaetes . Forms schools . Larger specimens marketed fresh or dried-salted but most of the catch made into fishmeal or discarded .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14; Vertebrae: 24. Membrane of spinous dorsal fin black at its distal portion .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Smalltoothed ponyfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 20 m . Tropical; 19°N - 12°S West Pacific: Sri Lanka and from Taiwan to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes, crustaceans and polychaetes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Large-toothed Ponyfish · Naked Toothpony · Ponyfish · Silver Toothed-ponyfish · Silvertooth Ponyfish · Smalltoothed Ponyfish · naked-toothed ponyfish |
| 🌍CES | plošák útesový |
| 🇫🇷French | Sapsap Nu |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Omekobanhiiragi · オオメコバンヒイラギ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-pônei-de-dentes-pequenos |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Голая газза |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Motambo Liso |
| 🌍THA | ปลาแป้นเขี้ยวกลม |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 寬身牙鰏 · 裸牙鰏 · 金錢仔 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gazza shettyi | Jayabalan | 1986 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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