Dussumier's ponyfish
Karalla dussumieri
- Usual depth29 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and June
- How commonRare
About this species
Karalla dussumieri, Dussumier's ponyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region where it occurs from Madagascar and Réunion east to the Philippines. It is found in schools over substrates consisting of coral sand in coastal waters, although it will also enters estuaries. It feeds on small crustaceans, polychaetes, bivalves, foraminiferans, gastropods and nematodes. This species was first formally described as Equula dussumieri in 1835 by Achille Valenciennes with the type locality given as the Coromandel coast. The specific name honours the French voyager and merchant Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883), who collected the type.
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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: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 29 m · Deepest record: 29 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dussumier's ponyfish, Dussumier’s Ponyfish
Other scientific names: Equula dussumieri, Leiognathus dussumieri
Similar species
- Long-spined Pony-fish
Equulites leuciscus
- Orangefin ponyfish
Photopectoralis bindus
pugnose ponyfishDeveximentum insidiator
- Elongate Ponyfish
Equulites elongatus
- Black-tipped Pony-fish
Eubleekeria splendens
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 46 open-data records from 1929 to 2008.
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