Scientific Name
Nuchequula blochii
Common Name
Twoblotch ponyfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 8;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 16;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 14. This species is distinguished by having the following set of characters: fully scaled breast; naked cheek; anteroventral profile of lower jaw is almost straight; a distinct, jet-black blotch distally on the spinous dorsal fin (Ref. 74926).