Equulites laterofenestra

Fish
IUCN: Data deficient

Usual depth18–104 m
Water temperature26–29 °C
Best monthsSeptember and November
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 9 records
May: 0 records
June: 5 records
July: 7 records
August: 0 records
September: 16 records
October: 9 records
November: 20 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 18–104 m · Deepest record: 167.5 m

0–10 m: 5 records
10–20 m: 13 records
20–30 m: 7 records
30–40 m: 7 records
40–50 m: 11 records
50–60 m: 6 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 3 records
80–90 m: 6 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 4 records
110+ m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C

26–28 °C: 18 records
28–30 °C: 4 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Photoplagios laterofenestra

Similar species

Long-spined Pony-fish
Equulites leuciscus
Elongate Ponyfish
Equulites elongatus
Offshore Ponyfish
Equulites rivulatus
Equulites berbis
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).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
114 open-data records from 1980 to 2019.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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