Black-neck Pony-fish
Nuchequula gerreoides
- Usual depth1–19 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and August
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Hayley P, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Nuchequula gerreoides, commonly known as the longspine ponyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It is a fish of brackish and sea waters which is found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 18 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 22 records
- May: 32 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 21 records
- September: 20 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 17 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–19 m · Deepest record: 19 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Photos
(c) Hopeland, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Hayley P, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Black-neck Pony-fish, Decorated Ponyfish, Hump-nosed Pony-fish, Ornate Ponyfish, Ponyfish, Yellowfinned Ponyfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Thai
- ปลาขี้เก๊ะ, ปลาแป้นกระโดงสั้น, ปลาแป้นจมูกสั้น
Other scientific names: Equula decora, Equula gerreoides, Leiognathus decorus, Leiognathus gerreoides, Leiognathus gerroides, Nuchequula decora
Similar species
PonyfishNuchequula nuchalis
- Ponyfish
Nuchequula blochii
- Twoblotch Ponyfish
Nuchequula glenysae
Long-spined Pony-fishEquulites leuciscus
Orangefin ponyfishPhotopectoralis bindus
pugnose ponyfishDeveximentum insidiator
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).
- 294 open-data records from 1941 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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