About this species
Equulites berbis, the Berber ponyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It is found in brackish and marine waters in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Zanzibar east in the Indian Ocean to south-east Asia. Like its relatives, the fish is a demersal species that feeds on small crustaceans and bivalves. Equula berbis is considered by some authorities to be nomen dubium with the taxon it is assigned to being of uncertain placement beyond the family level, the name being thought to probably be a junior synonym of Equulites oblongus.
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Where and when
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Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 3 records
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Equula berbis, Equulites absconditus, Leiognathus berbis
Similar species
Long-spined Pony-fishEquulites leuciscus
Elongate PonyfishEquulites elongatus
- Offshore Ponyfish
Equulites rivulatus
- ornate ponyfish
Equulites lineolatus
- Oblong Ponyfish
Equulites oblongus
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).
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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