Long-spined Pony-fish
Equulites leuciscus
- Usual depth10–50 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonCommon
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 16 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 30 records
- November: 86 records
- December: 17 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–50 m · Deepest record: 96 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Long-spined Pony-fish, New Holland Pony-fish, Ponyfish, Whipfin ponyfish
Names in 4 more languages
- French
- Sapsap fil
- Japanese
- Nankaiitohikihiiragi, イトヒキヒイラギ, ナンカイイトヒキヒイラギ
- Thai
- ปลาแป้นกระโดงยาว
- Simplified Chinese
- 曳絲馬鰏, 金錢仔
Other scientific names: Equula leuciscus, Equula longispina, Equulites novae Hollandiae, Equulites novaehollandiae, Leiognathus edwardsi, Leiognathus leuciscus, Leiognathus vermiculatus, Liognathus hastatus, Photoplagios leuciscus
Similar species
- Elongate Ponyfish
Equulites elongatus
- Orangefin ponyfish
Photopectoralis bindus
pugnose ponyfishDeveximentum insidiator
- 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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 442 open-data records from 1908 to 2022.
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