Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Leiognathidae > Equulites > Equulites elongatus

Equulites elongatus (Slender ponyfish; Elongated slipmouth; Elongate slimy; Elongate ponyfish; Ponyfish ; Slipmouth; Slimy; Soapy)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Equulites elongatus, commonly known as the slender ponyfish, is a marine fish native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. As of 2011 it has been found in the eastern Mediterranean off Israel, where it is suspected to be an invasive species from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve 123722 Viet Nam  

Predators

Nemipterus peronii (Peron's butterfly bream)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Food and Feeding Habits of Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes) from the South China Sea, M. ZAKI SAID, A.K.M. MOHSIN and M.A. AMBAK, Pertanika J. Trop. Agric. Sci. 17(2): 125-131 (1994)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0