Bigscale ponyfish (Secutor megalolepis)

Scientific name: Secutor megalolepis Mochizuki & Hayashi, 1989

Bigscale ponyfish (Secutor megalolepis)

The Bigscale ponyfish (Secutor megalolepis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Leiognathidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and northern Australia.

Biology

Occurs over soft bottom of the continental shelf.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Secutor megalolepis
Family
Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths or ponyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.8
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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