Twoblotch ponyfish (Nuchequula blochii)

Scientific name: Nuchequula blochii Valenciennes, 1835

Twoblotch ponyfish (Nuchequula blochii)

The Twoblotch ponyfish (Nuchequula blochii) is a brackish-water fish of the family Leiognathidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Pakistan, India, and Thailand.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14. This species is distinguished by having the following set of characters: fully scaled breast; naked cheek; anteroventral profile of lower jaw is almost straight; a distinct, jet-black blotch distally on the spinous dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nuchequula blochii
Family
Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths or ponyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Common length
8.0
Depth range
40 m (131 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range ? - 40 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan, India, and Thailand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.25-1.16)

Sources

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

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