Pugnose ponyfish (Secutor insidiator)

Scientific name: Secutor insidiator Bloch, 1787

Pugnose ponyfish (Secutor insidiator)

The Pugnose ponyfish (Secutor insidiator) is a brackish-water fish of the family Leiognathidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 26–29°C (79–84°F). Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Persian Gulf and East Africa to Australia, New Caledonia and Tahiti.

Pugnose ponyfish care at a glance

Temperature
26–29°C (79–84°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14. Body silvery. Naked head; with nuchal spine. Mouth strongly oblique; nostrils situated above eyes. Protracted mouth pointing upward; Tip of maxilla reaching well below level of lower margin of eye. Body depth twice or slightly more than standard length. Lateral line ending before dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Secutor insidiator
Family
Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths or ponyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.3
Common length
8.0
Depth range
10–150 m (33–492 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range 10 - 150 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Persian Gulf and East Africa to Australia, New Caledonia and Tahiti.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.20-1.50)

Sources

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

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