Deveximentum ruconius
- Usual depth4–50 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, August, and September
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 25 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 20 records
- August: 25 records
- September: 24 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 16 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–50 m · Deepest record: 61.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Chanda ruconius, Equula ruconia, Equula ruconius, Leiognathus ruconius, Secutor ruconeus, Secutor ruconius
Similar species
pugnose ponyfishDeveximentum insidiator
- Long-spined Pony-fish
Equulites leuciscus
- Orangefin ponyfish
Photopectoralis bindus
- Elongate Ponyfish
Equulites elongatus
- Black-tipped Pony-fish
Eubleekeria splendens
- Toothpony
Gazza minuta
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- 225 open-data records from 1909 to 2009.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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