Jones? pony fish (Eubleekeria jonesi)

Scientific name: Eubleekeria jonesi James, 1971

Jones? pony fish (Eubleekeria jonesi)

The Jones? pony fish (Eubleekeria jonesi) is a marine fish of the family Leiognathidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Mauritius and India to Papua New Guinea; north to China; south to Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15. This species belonging to the Leiognathus splendens complex is distinguished by the following characters: cheek no scales; anterior dorsolateral body surface almost entirely scaled with a semicircular naked area on nape; lower margin of inner preopercular ridge smooth; no scales on interspace of pelvic keels; second spines of dorsal and anal fins are weak (width of second spines of dorsal and anal fins 0.72-1.1% SL and 0.60-0.95% SL, respectively); a dark blotch on spinous dorsal fin rather pale, grayish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eubleekeria jonesi
Family
Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths or ponyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.9
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Mauritius and India to Papua New Guinea; north to China; south to 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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