Berber ponyfish (Leiognathus berbis)

Scientific name: Leiognathus berbis Valenciennes, 1835

Berber ponyfish (Leiognathus berbis)

The Berber ponyfish (Leiognathus berbis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Leiognathidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, off Zanzibar, along the Indian coasts and off Sri Lanka. Elsewhere, eastern Indian Ocean and southeast Asia.

Biology

Inhabits inshore coastal waters. Feeds on small crustaceans and bivalves

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Leiognathus berbis
Family
Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths or ponyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Common length
9.0
Depth range
40 m (131 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 40 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, off Zanzibar, along the Indian coasts and off Sri Lanka. Elsewhere, eastern Indian Ocean and southeast Asia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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