Pig-nosed pony-fish (Secutor interruptus)

Scientific name: Secutor interruptus Valenciennes, 1835

Pig-nosed pony-fish (Secutor interruptus)

The Pig-nosed pony-fish (Secutor interruptus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Leiognathidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, India to Taiwan and North Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Secutor interruptus
Family
Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths or ponyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.4
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: India to Taiwan and North 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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